Southside is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Southside’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small city, Southside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Southside are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.20% of adults in Southside having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Southside in 2018 was $32,630, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,520 for a family of four. However, Southside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Southside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southside residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Southside include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Southside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
