Union Springs is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,242 people and two associated neighborhoods, Union Springs is the 161st largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Union Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.77% of the Union Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Union Springs is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Union Springs who work in architecture and engineering (9.97%), healthcare suport services (8.33%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.55%). One downside of living in Union Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Union Springs, the average commute to work is 36.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Union Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Union Springs with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.34% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Union Springs in 2022 was $15,220, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,880 for a family of four. Union Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 51.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.Union Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Union Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union Springs include German, Irish, Italian, African, and English. The most common language spoken in Union Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
