Gardendale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 13,625 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Gardendale is the 48th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some towns, Gardendale isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gardendale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gardendale is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gardendale who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.16%), sales jobs (13.40%), and management occupations (8.14%).

For most residents of Gardendale, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.5% of people in Gardendale drive alone to work on most days, making Gardendale a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Gardendale's landscape.

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

Gardendale Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Gardendale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.96% of adults 25 and older in Gardendale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gardendale in 2000 was $22,552, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,208 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Gardendale is English.