Alabaster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 34,107 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Alabaster is the 16th largest community in Alabama. Alabaster real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Alabaster house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Alabaster is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alabaster is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alabaster who work in management occupations (11.11%), office and administrative support (10.73%), and sales jobs (9.16%). Also of interest is that Alabaster 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: 15.33% 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. Because of many things, Alabaster is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Alabaster really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Alabaster perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Alabaster, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.19 minutes every day commuting to work. Even though Alabaster is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The education level of Alabaster ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Alabaster, 40.80% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Alabaster in 2022 was $40,356, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,424 for a family of four. However, Alabaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alabaster is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alabaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alabaster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alabaster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alabaster include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Alabaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
