Anniston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 21,182 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Anniston is the 30th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Anniston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Anniston is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Anniston who work in food service (9.13%), sales jobs (7.89%), and management occupations (7.28%). The citizens of Anniston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.52% of adults in Anniston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Anniston in 2022 was $30,564, 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 $122,256 for a family of four. However, Anniston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Anniston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anniston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anniston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Anniston include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Anniston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
