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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gardendale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%).

Residents of Gardendale by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.5% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Gardendale may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

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

Gardendale Information and Demographics

The education level of Gardendale citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.96% of adults 25 and older in Gardendale have a college 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.