Chickasaw is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,305 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Chickasaw is the 115th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities, Chickasaw isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chickasaw are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chickasaw is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chickasaw who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.32%), sales jobs (11.30%), and healthcare (5.23%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Chickasaw are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Chickasaw is a very car-oriented city. 97.27% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Chickasaw is a small city, 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. Chickasaw has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Despite being a small city, Chickasaw has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Chickasaw Information and Demographics

In Chickasaw, just 9.07% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chickasaw in 2000 was $14,190, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,760 for a family of four.

Chickasaw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chickasaw home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chickasaw is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chickasaw include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Chickasaw is English.