Double Springs is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,114 people and two associated neighborhoods, Double Springs is the 287th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Double Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Double Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Double Springs who work in healthcare (13.49%), teaching (12.98%), and sales jobs (9.41%). Being a small town, Double Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Double Springs citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.02% of adults in Double Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Double Springs in 2022 was $23,420, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,680 for a family of four. However, Double Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Double Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.90% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Double Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Double Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Double Springs include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Double Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
