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.
As is often the case in a small city, Union Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Union Springs is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.34% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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.
