Pelham is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 25,396 people and six associated neighborhoods, Pelham is the 25th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pelham, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pelham, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pelham’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pelham does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $101,094.00. Pelham real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Pelham house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pelham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pelham is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pelham who work in management occupations (13.89%), sales jobs (11.58%), and office and administrative support (10.17%). Also of interest is that Pelham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.73% 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. Because of many things, Pelham is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pelham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pelham perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Pelham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pelham, the average commute to work is 30.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Pelham doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Pelham ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pelham, 47.24% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Pelham in 2022 was $45,743, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,972 for a family of four. However, Pelham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pelham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pelham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pelham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pelham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pelham include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pelham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
