Pelham, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

24,827

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.91% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.72%

6.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$101,094

10% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$299,800

Population & Diversity

Pelham, AL is home to a population of 24.8k people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.03% of Pelham, AL residents were born outside of the country (1.75k people).

In 2024, there were 5.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Pelham, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.84k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Pelham, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pelham, AL was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pelham, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.8k ± 670
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.84k ± 739

13.9%

Hispanic Population

3.46k people

13.9% of the people in Pelham, AL are hispanic (3.46k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pelham, 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

7.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

8.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.05k people

As of 2024, 7.03% of Pelham, AL residents (1.75k 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 Pelham, AL was 8.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
510 ± 172
Gulf War (1990s)
333 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
238 ± 150

Pelham, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pelham, AL employs 13.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pelham, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,888 people), Educational Services (1,405 people), and Retail Trade (1,351 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($141,050), Utilities ($120,277), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,208).

Employment

Occupations

13.6k

2024 Value

± 1,002

0.00736%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pelham, AL grew at a rate of 0.00736%, from 13.6k employees to 13.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pelham, AL, are Management Occupations (1,886 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,573 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pelham, 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

13.6k

2024 Value

± 1,002

0.00736%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pelham, AL grew at a rate of 0.00736%, from 13.6k employees to 13.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pelham, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,888 people), Educational Services (1,405 people), and Retail Trade (1,351 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pelham, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pelham, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,069

Median earning men ± $8,875

$47,232

Median earning women ± $8,946

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,535), and Wholesale Trade ($86,118).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,967), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,447), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,764).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pelham, AL was $299,800 in 2024, which is 0.901 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,900 to $299,800, a 7.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Pelham, AL is 83.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pelham, AL have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pelham, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$299,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,620

$7,968

Median Property Taxes

±$718

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 Pelham, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.9%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.9% of the housing units in Pelham, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pelham, 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.

$101,094

Median Household Income

± $11,778

9.5k

Number of Households

± 797

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.5k households in Pelham, AL grew to $101,094 from the previous year's value of $91,904.

The following chart displays the households in Pelham, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pelham, 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 (74.9%)
Worked At Home (18.7%)
Carpooled (5.63%)

In 2024, 74.9% of workers in Pelham, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.63%).

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

28.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pelham, AL have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Pelham, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.72% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pelham, AL (1.67k out of 24.8k 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 Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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