The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Oneonta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Oneonta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Oneonta, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.58 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Oneonta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Oneonta are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.60% of adults in Oneonta having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oneonta in 2022 was $32,328, 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 $129,312 for a family of four. However, Oneonta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oneonta is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oneonta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oneonta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oneonta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oneonta include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Oneonta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
