Moody, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

13,488

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.5

6.62% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.71%

18.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$86,627

0.275% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$237,500

Population & Diversity

Moody, AL is home to a population of 13.5k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.78% of Moody, AL residents were born outside of the country (375 people).

In 2024, there were 6.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Moody, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 557 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Moody, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Moody, AL was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Moody, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Moody, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 501
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.56k ± 462
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
557 ± 351

3.23%

Hispanic Population

435 people

3.23% of the people in Moody, AL are hispanic (435 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Moody, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

2.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

375 people

2.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

309 people

As of 2024, 2.78% of Moody, AL residents (375 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Moody, AL was 2.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Moody, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
286 ± 155
Vietnam
177 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
157 ± 99

Moody, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Moody, AL.

Economy

The economy of Moody, AL employs 6.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moody, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (722 people), Retail Trade (713 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (664 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($101,563), Manufacturing ($88,250), and Public Administration ($83,804).

Employment

Occupations

6.56k

2024 Value

± 747

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moody, AL grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 6.49k employees to 6.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moody, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,270 people), Sales & Related Occupations (602 people), and Management Occupations (556 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moody, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.56k

2024 Value

± 747

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moody, AL grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 6.49k employees to 6.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moody, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (722 people), Retail Trade (713 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (664 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moody, AL, though some of these residents may live in Moody, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,706

Median earning men ± $10,084

$46,592

Median earning women ± $5,920

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,607), Manufacturing ($101,563), and Public Administration ($99,044).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,143), Manufacturing ($78,011), and Wholesale Trade ($72,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Moody, AL was $237,500 in 2024, which is 0.714 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,500 to $237,500, a 6.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Moody, AL is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moody, AL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moody, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$237,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,141

$3,956

Median Property Taxes

±$542

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Moody, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Moody, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Moody, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Moody, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,627

Median Household Income

± $10,305

5.34k

Number of Households

± 659

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.34k households in Moody, AL grew to $86,627 from the previous year's value of $86,389.

The following chart displays the households in Moody, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Moody, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (19.8%)
Carpooled (7.6%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Moody, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moody, AL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.98% of the workforce in Moody, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Moody, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Moody, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moody, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moody, AL (1.04k out of 13.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Moody, AL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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