Wetumpka is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,218 people and six associated neighborhoods, Wetumpka is the 90th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Wetumpka, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Wetumpka, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Wetumpka’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Wetumpka does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $54,945.00.Wetumpka is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wetumpka is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wetumpka who work in office and administrative support (17.66%), healthcare (8.71%), and food service (8.00%). As is often the case in a small city, Wetumpka doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Wetumpka are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.54% of adults in Wetumpka having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wetumpka in 2022 was $33,848, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,392 for a family of four. However, Wetumpka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wetumpka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wetumpka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wetumpka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wetumpka include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wetumpka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
