Piedmont is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,251 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Piedmont is the 134th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Piedmont, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.7% of Piedmont's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Piedmont is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Piedmont who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.47%), sales jobs (9.30%), and teaching (5.39%).

Piedmont is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Piedmont 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. 99.15% 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 city, Piedmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Piedmont Information and Demographics

In Piedmont, just 10.42% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Piedmont in 2000 was $14,220, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,880 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English.