Theodore is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,270 people and six associated neighborhoods, Theodore is the 102nd largest community in Alabama.Theodore is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Theodore is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Theodore who work in office and administrative support (16.22%), sales jobs (12.96%), and management occupations (6.88%). 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!) Theodore 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. Theodore has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Theodore than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Theodore may be for you. Theodore 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 town, Theodore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Theodore with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.60% of adults in Theodore have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Theodore in 2022 was $25,989, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,956 for a family of four. However, Theodore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Theodore is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Theodore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Theodore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Theodore include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Theodore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
