About Catherine

Catherine is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 446 people and just one neighborhood, Catherine is the 324th largest community in Alabama.

Catherine is a blue-collar town, with 47.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Catherine is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Catherine who work in healthcare support services (22.34%), healthcare (9.57%), and farm management (8.51%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Catherine work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Catherine, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.23 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Catherine is a very car-oriented town. 100% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Catherine is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Catherine has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Catherine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Catherine Information and Demographics

Catherine ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.32% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Catherine in 2000 was $8,611, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $34,444 for a family of four.

Catherine is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catherine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Catherine is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Catherine is Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Catherine is English. Some people also speak Spanish.