Moving to Sheffield, Alabama

About Sheffield, Alabama
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,403. Sheffield is the birthplace of "country-soul pioneer" and songwriter Arthur Alexander, French horn player Willie Ruff, notable attorney, actor, former senator and presidential contender Fred Thompson, Watergate committee U.S. Senator Howell Heflin and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, whose father was working in nearby Athens when he was born. It sometimes is referred to as "the City of Senators" due to the births of Heflin, McConnell and Thompson within its borders. Col. Harland Sanders worked for Southern Railway in Sheffield in 1907. It is also home to the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where many popular 20th century musicians recorded their work, including Alexander and Ruff. It is the site of historic Helen Keller Hospital, formerly known as Colbert County Hospital, originally constructed in 1921. It was changed to Helen Keller Hospital in 1979, and Keller's birthplace Ivy Green is located less than one mile southwest of the hospital in adjacent Tuscumbia.

Gender
Gender Sheffield Alabama Country
Female 51.1% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 48.9% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Sheffield Alabama Country
Less than $10,000 14.7% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.8% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.2% 10.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8% 13.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.5% 17.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3% 11.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9% 13.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.8% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.7% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Sheffield Alabama Country
< 9th Grade 5% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 12% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 34% 30% 27.0%
Other College 25% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Sheffield Alabama Country
White 73.4% 65.2% 60.1%
African American 23.1% 26.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.1% 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 1.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 1% 4.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity