Because of many things, Southside is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Southside a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Southside has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Southside’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small city, Southside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Southside citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.20% of adults in Southside have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Southside in 2022 was $32,630, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,520 for a family of four. However, Southside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Southside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southside residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Southside include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Southside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
