Gardendale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 16,096 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gardendale is the 43rd largest community in Alabama. Gardendale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Gardendale, where the median household income is $81,215.00. Gardendale real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Gardendale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gardendale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gardendale is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gardendale who work in healthcare (17.40%), business and financial occupations (10.68%), and management occupations (10.63%). Also of interest is that Gardendale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Gardendale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Gardendale 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.The population of Gardendale is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.03% of adults in Gardendale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Gardendale in 2022 was $41,618, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,472 for a family of four. However, Gardendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gardendale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gardendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardendale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gardendale include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Gardendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
