Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oneonta is worth considering.
One downside of living in Oneonta, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.58 minutes every day commuting to work.
Oneonta 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 population of Oneonta overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Oneonta, 21.60% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Oneonta in 2022 was $32,328, 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 $129,312 for a family of four. However, Oneonta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oneonta is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oneonta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oneonta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oneonta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oneonta include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Oneonta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
