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Spanish Fort is a city in the United States, with a population of 10,662 in July 2026. The city had 46 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,390 per month and the median home value was US$343,900. There were 1,609 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population11,203people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,101EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,222EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.36%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,455offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 8% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.07µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Spanish Fort?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Spanish Fort.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 65.8%, and the vacancy rate was 11.4% in July 2026. 49.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Spanish Fort recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,390/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent49.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)11.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,404 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,222 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes85 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Spanish Fort a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 29–53%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Student46%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–56%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–70%
Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 747 of 11,203 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$99,346 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Spanish Fort is 4.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income99,346 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband81.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription92.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet3.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet7.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,101 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate4.36 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Spanish Fort?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

United States median gross pay: €4,747 (2026-08-03).
Left over each month€2,174of €3,659 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,404
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,174
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Spanish Fort Salary needed to live in Spanish Fort

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Spanish Fort. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Spanish Fort. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher96.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools46 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents23.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio35 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,609 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,646 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Spanish Fort when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSpanish Fort highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Spanish Fort highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Spanish Fort1,455
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,455 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Recorded violent crimes7 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time26.03 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportBFM3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport16 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Spanish Fort. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Spanish Fort.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Spanish Fort is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.07 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.11 · Feb 18.17 · Mar 21.89 · Apr 25.17 · May 28.94 · Jun 31.39 · Jul 32.22 · Aug 32.17 · Sep 30.5 · Oct 26.17 · Nov 20.89 · Dec 17.06 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00010583 (BAY MINETTE)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.94 · Feb 6.83 · Mar 10.17 · Apr 13.72 · May 18.17 · Jun 21.89 · Jul 23.06 · Aug 22.83 · Sep 20.72 · Oct 14.83 · Nov 9.33 · Dec 6.22 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00010583 (BAY MINETTE)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.1 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 18.2 · May 22.3 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 26.6 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 14.3 · Dec 11.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 156 · Feb 128.5 · Mar 125.5 · Apr 137.2 · May 149.4 · Jun 194.6 · Jul 207.8 · Aug 180.6 · Sep 184.7 · Oct 99.82 · Nov 115.6 · Dec 144.8 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00010583 (BAY MINETTE)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading29.2 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean8.34 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,223 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature28.33 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature20.57 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature13.38 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Round Rock ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Chikushino-shi (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Chikushino (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Itoshima (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Kasuga (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Ōnojō (Japan) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 747 is not 5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share4.98 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents747 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density137.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population11,203 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics11,372 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value343,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes65.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate62.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad7.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents4.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage59.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage77.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance2.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher49.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available92.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,736 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home11.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans85.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Spanish Fort

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Daphne as a Spanish Fort alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 31,396 Daphne vs 11,203 Spanish Fort+180%
  • Unemployment: 2.3% Daphne vs 4.4% Spanish Fort−48%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 899 Daphne vs 1,455 Spanish Fort−38%
  • Foreign residents: 1.8% Daphne vs 5.0% Spanish Fort−64%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,612 Daphne vs €4,101 Spanish Fort−12%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Daphne vs 8.1 µg/m³ Spanish Fort−13%
  • Nearest airport: 16.0 km Daphne vs 16.0 km Spanish Fortsame level
Full comparisonMore about Daphne

Plainfield as a Spanish Fort alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1218 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 11,203 Spanish Fort+347%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,455 Spanish Fort−49%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,101 Spanish Fort+18%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.4% Spanish Fort−14%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 16.0 km Spanish Fort−44%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 5.0% Spanish Fort+23%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 8.1 µg/m³ Spanish Fort−3%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Spanish Fort

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Mobile 14.1 km away
Salary
2,930 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Sugarmill Woods11,204 residentsHillsborough11,206 residentsVan Wert11,200 residentsLinthicum11,190 residentsSpencer11,218 residentsFulton11,188 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Spanish Fort?

The unemployment rate is 4.36 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Spanish Fort?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.07 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Spanish Fort?

Police recorded 1,455 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Spanish Fort?

The published population is 11,203 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Spanish Fort?

747 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Spanish Fort a good place to live?

Spanish Fort may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Spanish Fort?

Daphne, Mobile, Fairhope, Loxley, Chickasaw are near Spanish Fort. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
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