Moody is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 13,595 people and three associated neighborhoods, Moody is the 56th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Moody, 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 Moody, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Moody’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Moody does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,389.00.
Moody real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Moody house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Moody has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.48% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
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, Moody has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Moody a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Moody doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Moody citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.75% of adults in Moody have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Moody in 2022 was $38,498, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,992 for a family of four. However, Moody contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moody is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moody home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moody residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moody include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Moody is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.