Southside is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,057 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Southside is the 105th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Southside is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Southside is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southside who work in sales jobs (13.12%), office and administrative support jobs (11.42%), and healthcare (9.61%).

Southside is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Southside, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.42% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Southside is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Southside Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Southside is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.88% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Southside in 2000 was $21,936, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,744 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Southside is English.