Chickasaw is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,241 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chickasaw is the 101st largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Chickasaw is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.63% of the Chickasaw workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Chickasaw is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chickasaw who work in sales jobs (9.57%), office and administrative support (8.32%), and food service (8.24%). Being a small city, Chickasaw does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Chickasaw rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.39% of adults 25 and older in Chickasaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Chickasaw in 2022 was $22,898, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,592 for a family of four. However, Chickasaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chickasaw is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chickasaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chickasaw residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Chickasaw include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Chickasaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
