Spanish Fort is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,923 people and three associated neighborhoods, Spanish Fort is the 68th largest community in Alabama. Spanish Fort 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 Spanish Fort, where the median household income is $101,574.00.

Spanish Fort real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Spanish Fort house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Spanish Fort is also a city of artists. Spanish Fort has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Spanish Fort’s character.

Also of interest is that Spanish Fort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Spanish Fort is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small city, Spanish Fort does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Spanish Fort are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.48% of adults in Spanish Fort have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Spanish Fort in 2022 was $44,365, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,460 for a family of four. However, Spanish Fort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spanish Fort is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spanish Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spanish Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spanish Fort include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Spanish Fort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.