Semmes vs Theodore

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

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

Semmes has the higher population (5,404 vs 4,950 in Theodore). Semmes has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $60,764 in Theodore). Semmes has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $151,800 in Theodore).

Population, income & housing

	Semmes	Theodore
Population	5,404	4,950
Median age	45.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$60,764
Median home value	$211,100	$151,800
Median gross rent	$898	$1,222
Housing units	2,635	2,486
Homeownership rate	74.0%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Semmes	Theodore
Population	5,284 → 5,404 (+2.3%)	6,334 → 4,950 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$49,234 → $66,458 (+35.0%)	$53,589 → $60,764 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$150,400 → $211,100 (+40.4%)	$114,600 → $151,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $898 (+43.7%)	$919 → $1,222 (+33.0%)

Semmes

Population

5,2845,404

Median household income

$49,234$66,458

Median home value

$150,400$211,100

Median gross rent

$625$898

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)

	Semmes	Theodore
Under 5	2.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	7.6%	19.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.9%
65 to 74	18.9%	10.5%
75 and over	8.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Semmes	Theodore
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	66.1%
Black or African American	13.7%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Semmes	Theodore
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	48.1%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Semmes	Theodore
Drove alone	75.8%	91.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Semmes	Theodore
1-unit, detached	80.3%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Semmes	Theodore
Poverty rate	15.6%	25.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1993	1988