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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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.06% 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.

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 education level of Gardendale citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.