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Citronelle is a small town of 3,913 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 31 miles from Mobile, AL and 188 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $769 a month.
3,913people
$194kTypical home
$769/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 151 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Mobile, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (775 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MOB airport
- 76 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mobile County: R+16 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk