Pelham is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 16,566 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Pelham is the 32nd largest community in Alabama.

Pelham is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pelham is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pelham who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.01%), sales jobs (14.18%), and management occupations (12.46%).

Also of interest is that Pelham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Pelham is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Pelham is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pelham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pelham perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Pelham is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Pelham.

Pelham Information and Demographics

The education level of Pelham citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 37.39% of adults in Pelham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pelham in 2000 was $26,723, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,892 for a family of four. However, Pelham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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