Wedowee is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 744 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wedowee is the 326th largest community in Alabama. Wedowee real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Wedowee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wedowee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wedowee is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wedowee who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), sales jobs (10.43%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.27%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.13% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wedowee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wedowee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Wedowee is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Wedowee overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wedowee, 21.63% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wedowee in 2022 was $21,710, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,840 for a family of four. However, Wedowee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wedowee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wedowee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wedowee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wedowee include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Wedowee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
