McCalla is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,965 people and five associated neighborhoods, McCalla is the 57th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in McCalla was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local McCalla economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in McCalla, where the median household income is $85,234.00. McCalla real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although McCalla house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, McCalla isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in McCalla are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McCalla is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in McCalla who work in teaching (14.70%), healthcare (10.76%), and management occupations (10.24%). Also of interest is that McCalla has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in McCalla telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) McCalla has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. McCalla has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McCalla than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McCalla may be for you. Being a small town, McCalla does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of McCalla citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.01% of adults in McCalla have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in McCalla in 2022 was $40,164, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,656 for a family of four. McCalla is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McCalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McCalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McCalla include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in McCalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
