Chickasaw vs Theodore

A side-by-side comparison of Chickasaw and Theodore: population, income, housing, and more.

Chickasaw and Theodore are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chickasaw has the higher population (6,367 vs 4,950 in Theodore). Theodore has the higher median household income ($60,764 vs $42,854 in Chickasaw). Theodore has the higher median home value ($151,800 vs $110,300 in Chickasaw).

Population, income & housing

	Chickasaw	Theodore
Population	6,367	4,950
Median age	32.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,854	$60,764
Median home value	$110,300	$151,800
Median gross rent	$945	$1,222
Housing units	2,713	2,486
Homeownership rate	49.8%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chickasaw	Theodore
Population	5,817 → 6,367 (+9.5%)	6,334 → 4,950 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$28,611 → $42,854 (+49.8%)	$53,589 → $60,764 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $110,300 (+46.1%)	$114,600 → $151,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $945 (+15.8%)	$919 → $1,222 (+33.0%)

Chickasaw

Population

5,8176,367

Median household income

$28,611$42,854

Median home value

$75,500$110,300

Median gross rent

$816$945

Theodore

Population

6,3344,950

Median household income

$53,589$60,764

Median home value

$114,600$151,800

Median gross rent

$919$1,222

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chickasaw	Theodore
Under 5	7.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	19.3%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.5%
75 and over	4.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chickasaw	Theodore
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	54.5%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chickasaw	Theodore
No high school diploma	11.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chickasaw	Theodore
Drove alone	87.1%	91.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chickasaw	Theodore
1-unit, detached	76.7%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Chickasaw	Theodore
Poverty rate	28.3%	25.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1963	1988