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Jemison, AL
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Living in Jemison



Jemison is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,780 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jemison is the 183rd largest community in Alabama.

Of important note, Jemison is also a city of artists. Jemison has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jemison’s character.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jemison has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jemison a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Jemison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.79 minutes every day commuting to work.

Jemison 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.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Jemison rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.79% of adults 25 and older in Jemison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Jemison in 2018 was $26,255, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,020 for a family of four. However, Jemison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jemison is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jemison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jemison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jemison include English, African, Irish, Dutch, and German.

The most common language spoken in Jemison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.


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