Double Springs is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,120 people and two associated neighborhoods, Double Springs is the 287th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Double Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.75% of the Double Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Double Springs is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Double Springs who work in sales jobs (15.01%), healthcare (9.09%), and management occupations (6.98%). Being a small town, Double Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Double Springs who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.44% of the adults in Double Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Double Springs in 2022 was $21,489, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,956 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 31.53% 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and Iranian. The most common language spoken in Double Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
