Sheffield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,335 people and four associated neighborhoods, Sheffield is the 76th largest community in Alabama.

Being a small city, Sheffield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Sheffield who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.36% of the adults in Sheffield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sheffield in 2022 was $28,163, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,652 for a family of four. However, Sheffield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sheffield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sheffield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sheffield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sheffield include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Sheffield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.