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, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Theodore who work in sales jobs (17.07%), management occupations (10.02%), and office and administrative support (8.40%). 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. One of the nice things about Theodore is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. As is often the case in a small town, Theodore doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Theodore are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.53% of adults in Theodore having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Theodore in 2022 was $33,217, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,868 for a family of four. However, Theodore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Theodore is an extremely 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, English, French, German, and Guyanese. The most common language spoken in Theodore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
