Calera is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 17,868 people and five associated neighborhoods, Calera is the 39th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Calera was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Calera economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Calera, where the median household income is $73,775.00. Calera real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Calera house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Calera is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Calera is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calera who work in office and administrative support (10.92%), sales jobs (10.41%), and management occupations (9.57%). Also of interest is that Calera has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Calera, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.50 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Calera are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.40% of adults in Calera have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Calera in 2022 was $34,165, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,660 for a family of four. However, Calera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Calera is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calera residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calera include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Calera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
