Piedmont’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Piedmont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.
The citizens of Piedmont are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.27% of adults in Piedmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
