Citronelle vs Theodore

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

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

Theodore has the higher population (4,950 vs 3,918 in Citronelle). Theodore has the higher median household income ($60,764 vs $48,926 in Citronelle). Citronelle has the higher median home value ($164,800 vs $151,800 in Theodore).

Population, income & housing

	Citronelle	Theodore
Population	3,918	4,950
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,926	$60,764
Median home value	$164,800	$151,800
Median gross rent	$701	$1,222
Housing units	1,676	2,486
Homeownership rate	68.7%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citronelle	Theodore
Population	3,893 → 3,918 (+0.6%)	6,334 → 4,950 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$41,299 → $48,926 (+18.5%)	$53,589 → $60,764 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$104,000 → $164,800 (+58.5%)	$114,600 → $151,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $701 (-11.8%)	$919 → $1,222 (+33.0%)

Citronelle

Population

3,8933,918

Median household income

$41,299$48,926

Median home value

$104,000$164,800

Median gross rent

$795$701

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)

	Citronelle	Theodore
Under 5	3.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	19.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.9%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.5%
75 and over	6.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citronelle	Theodore
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	20.2%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citronelle	Theodore
No high school diploma	9.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	49.4%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citronelle	Theodore
Drove alone	87.8%	91.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citronelle	Theodore
1-unit, detached	83.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Citronelle	Theodore
Poverty rate	21.0%	25.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1979	1988