About Uriah

Uriah is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,599 people and just one neighborhood, Uriah is the 251st largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Uriah, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 55.8% of Uriah's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Uriah is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Uriah who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.23%), personal care services (5.25%), and management occupations (3.99%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Uriah 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. This is certainly the case with Uriah, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Uriah is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Uriah 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. 98.34% 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.

Being a small town, Uriah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Uriah Information and Demographics

Uriah ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.61% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Uriah in 2000 was $14,017, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,068 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Uriah is English.