Census ACS 2023 · 70 cities

Most Educated Cities in Alabama

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In Alabama, Mountain Brook city has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 88.4%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 70 major cities in Alabama.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Vestavia Hills city	62.2%	$129,171	38,704
2	Valley city	17.6%	$55,422	10,406
3	Tuscaloosa city	38.1%	$48,536	107,699
4	Trussville city	48.1%	$120,794	26,182
5	Troy city	36.5%	$47,595	17,733
6	Tillmans Corner Cdp	13.4%	$52,249	17,678
7	Talladega city	13.9%	$46,820	15,041
8	Sylacauga city	16.4%	$46,384	12,388
9	Spanish Fort city	44.5%	$101,574	10,377
10	Selma city	19.0%	$32,184	17,442
11	Scottsboro city	25.0%	$52,949	15,641
12	Saraland city	24.2%	$60,577	16,304
13	Saks Cdp	16.9%	$50,529	10,727
14	Russellville city	14.5%	$52,529	10,783
15	Rainbow City city	21.8%	$59,659	10,213
16	Prichard city	9.4%	$35,331	19,121
17	Prattville city	37.0%	$79,396	38,850
18	Pike Road town	59.0%	$121,687	10,103
19	Phenix City city	23.3%	$49,715	38,477
20	Pell City city	20.3%	$73,043	13,353
21	Pelham city	48.8%	$91,904	24,510
22	Ozark city	18.8%	$46,951	14,348
23	Oxford city	24.8%	$70,065	22,063
24	Opelika city	33.5%	$58,763	31,944
25	Northport city	37.1%	$77,781	30,991
26	Muscle Shoals city	24.4%	$70,927	16,670
27	Mountain Brook city	88.4%	$191,128	22,160
28	Moody city	23.7%	$86,389	13,378
29	Montgomery city	33.5%	$55,687	198,440
30	Mobile city	31.5%	$51,090	185,097
31	Millbrook city	32.5%	$64,522	16,923
32	Meridianville Cdp	38.0%	$93,030	10,268
33	McCalla Cdp	33.2%	$83,782	13,939
34	Madison city	65.9%	$131,436	58,335
35	Leeds city	28.7%	$71,672	12,221
36	Jasper city	26.2%	$66,250	14,480
37	Jacksonville city	31.6%	$47,146	14,345
38	Irondale city	45.1%	$71,240	13,462
39	Huntsville city	46.2%	$70,778	218,814
40	Hueytown city	23.2%	$62,362	16,541
41	Hoover city	60.8%	$107,822	92,401
42	Homewood city	69.9%	$108,386	27,697
43	Helena city	48.2%	$109,590	21,452
44	Hartselle city	29.4%	$67,863	15,586
45	Gulf Shores city	38.0%	$73,873	15,785
46	Gardendale city	36.0%	$81,215	16,110
47	Gadsden city	14.8%	$38,699	33,617
48	Fort Payne city	17.5%	$48,623	14,886
49	Foley city	26.3%	$67,346	22,330
50	Florence city	31.1%	$50,396	41,231
51	Fairhope city	53.4%	$86,509	23,360
52	Eufaula city	15.5%	$45,550	12,664
53	Enterprise city	24.6%	$68,306	28,990
54	Dothan city	27.3%	$55,052	71,118
55	Decatur city	22.8%	$59,831	57,760
56	Daphne city	43.5%	$86,479	28,673
57	Cullman city	31.5%	$63,704	18,894
58	Clay city	23.3%	$86,163	10,288
59	Chelsea city	44.9%	$110,056	15,731
60	Center Point city	17.3%	$52,401	16,125
61	Calera city	37.1%	$82,441	17,188
62	Boaz city	16.7%	$49,962	10,847
63	Birmingham city	30.7%	$44,376	199,322
64	Bessemer city	14.4%	$37,844	25,655
65	Auburn city	62.8%	$56,123	78,738
66	Athens city	30.8%	$65,000	27,474
67	Anniston city	21.5%	$44,806	21,377
68	Alexander City city	17.4%	$42,367	14,686
69	Albertville city	20.9%	$57,103	22,584
70	Alabaster city	40.8%	$90,163	33,633

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mountain Brook city is the #1 ranked city in Alabama by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 88.4% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Alabama has 70 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Alabama.