Wedowee is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 744 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wedowee is the 326th largest community in Alabama. Wedowee real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Wedowee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Wedowee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wedowee is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wedowee who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), sales jobs (10.43%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.27%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.13% 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. The town 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, Wedowee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wedowee 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 town, Wedowee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Wedowee are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.63% of adults in Wedowee having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wedowee in 2022 was $21,710, 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 $86,840 for a family of four. However, Wedowee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wedowee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wedowee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wedowee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wedowee include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Wedowee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
