Slocomb is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,093 people and two associated neighborhoods, Slocomb is the 216th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Slocomb is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.50% of the Slocomb workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Slocomb is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Slocomb who work in sales jobs (16.53%), teaching (8.38%), and office and administrative support (5.43%). The city 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, Slocomb has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Slocomb 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 city, Slocomb doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Slocomb have a very low rate of college education: just 9.86% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Slocomb in 2022 was $22,801, 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 $91,204 for a family of four. However, Slocomb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Slocomb also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.Slocomb is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Slocomb home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Slocomb residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Slocomb include English, Irish, German, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Slocomb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
