Rainbow City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,271 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rainbow City is the 66th largest community in Alabama. Rainbow City real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Rainbow City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Rainbow City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rainbow City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rainbow City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rainbow City who work in sales jobs (15.51%), office and administrative support (14.11%), and management occupations (10.16%). Also of interest is that Rainbow City 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: 7.35% 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. Rainbow City 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.In terms of college education, Rainbow City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rainbow City in 2022 was $34,622, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,488 for a family of four. However, Rainbow City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rainbow City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rainbow City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rainbow City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rainbow City include English, Irish, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Rainbow City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
