Theodore is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,714 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Theodore is the 110th largest community in Alabama.

Theodore is a blue-collar town, with 39.5% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Theodore is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Theodore who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.77%), sales jobs (12.69%), and healthcare (4.87%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Theodore 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.

Theodore is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Theodore 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. 98.25% 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.

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

Theodore Information and Demographics

The population of Theodore has a very low overall level of education: only 9.13% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Theodore in 2000 was $15,129, 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 $60,516 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Theodore is English.