St. Albans is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 10,387 people and seven associated neighborhoods, St. Albans is the 12th largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities, St. Albans isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Albans are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Albans is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Albans who work in office and administrative support (15.62%), management occupations (10.26%), and teaching (7.66%). Also of interest is that St. Albans 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: 8.53% 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. In terms of college education, St. Albans is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.99% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. Albans in 2022 was $33,348, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,392 for a family of four. However, St. Albans contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call St. Albans home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Albans residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Albans include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in St. Albans is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
