Pelham is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 25,121 people and six associated neighborhoods, Pelham is the 25th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pelham, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pelham, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pelham’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pelham does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,904.00. Pelham real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Pelham house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Pelham is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pelham is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pelham who work in management occupations (13.54%), office and administrative support (11.52%), and sales jobs (11.38%). Also of interest is that Pelham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Pelham is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pelham a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pelham has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pelham’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Pelham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pelham, the average commute to work is 30.81 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Pelham 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.Pelham is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.78% of adults in Pelham have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Pelham in 2022 was $44,646, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,584 for a family of four. However, Pelham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pelham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pelham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pelham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pelham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pelham include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pelham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
