Fort Mitchell is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,757 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fort Mitchell is the 97th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Fort Mitchell was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Mitchell economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Mitchell, where the median household income is $68,820.00.

Fort Mitchell real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Fort Mitchell house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Fort Mitchell is a military town: the armed forces employs 15.95% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Finance and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 17.25% and 13.73% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.50% 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, Fort Mitchell 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, Fort Mitchell really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fort Mitchell 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.

In Fort Mitchell, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Fort Mitchell is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.80% of adults 25 and older in Fort Mitchell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Mitchell in 2022 was $27,259, 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 $109,036 for a family of four. However, Fort Mitchell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Mitchell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Mitchell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Mitchell residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fort Mitchell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Mitchell include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Bulgarian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Mitchell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.