Wedowee is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 816 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wedowee is the 295th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Wedowee, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.9% of Wedowee's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Wedowee is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wedowee who work in sales jobs (10.59%), teaching (9.02%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.63%).

Wedowee is a very car-oriented town. 98.37% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Wedowee is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Wedowee has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Wedowee Information and Demographics

The education level of Wedowee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.69% of adults in Wedowee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wedowee in 2000 was $12,638, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $50,552 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Wedowee is English.