Citronelle is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,587 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Citronelle is the 175th largest community in Alabama.

Citronelle is a blue-collar town, with 39.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Citronelle is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Citronelle who work in sales jobs (15.69%), office and administrative support jobs (13.16%), and healthcare (4.84%).

Citronelle is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Citronelle 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. 97.39% 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.

Citronelle 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.

Citronelle Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Citronelle ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 7.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Citronelle in 2000 was $16,455, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,820 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Citronelle is English.