About Catherine

Catherine is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 446 people and just one neighborhood, Catherine is the 324th largest community in Alabama.

Catherine is a blue-collar town, with 47.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Catherine is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Catherine who work in healthcare support services (22.34%), healthcare (9.57%), and farm management (8.51%).

Another important characteristic of Catherine is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Catherine telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Catherine is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Catherine, the average commute to work is 36.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Catherine is a small town, 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 Catherine, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Catherine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Catherine Information and Demographics

Catherine ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.32% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Catherine in 2000 was $8,611, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $34,444 for a family of four.

Catherine is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catherine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Catherine is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Catherine is Scotch-Irish.

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