Jemison is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,135 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Jemison is the 77th largest community in Alabama.

Jemison is a blue-collar town, with 42.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Jemison is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jemison who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.60%), sales jobs (8.66%), and management occupations (4.17%).

One downside of living in Jemison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jemison, the average commute to work is 38.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Jemison is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Jemison isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.29% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Jemison Information and Demographics

The population of Jemison has a very low overall level of education: only 9.20% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Jemison in 2000 was $15,753, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,012 for a family of four.

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

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