Calera is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 17,868 people and five associated neighborhoods, Calera is the 39th largest community in Alabama. Calera has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Calera, where the median household income is $73,775.00. Calera real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Calera house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Calera isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Calera are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Calera is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calera who work in office and administrative support (10.92%), sales jobs (10.41%), and management occupations (9.57%). Also of interest is that Calera has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.97% 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. One downside of living in Calera is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calera, the average commute to work is 33.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Calera citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.40% of adults in Calera have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Calera in 2022 was $34,165, 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 $136,660 for a family of four. However, Calera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Calera is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calera residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calera include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Calera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
