The overall crime rate in Piedmont is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Piedmont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Piedmont, the average commute to work is 30.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Piedmont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Piedmont rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.27% of adults 25 and older in Piedmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Piedmont in 2022 was $23,940, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,760 for a family of four. However, Piedmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Piedmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Piedmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piedmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Piedmont include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
