Creola is a city in the County of Mobile, Alabama, USA. It is a part of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area and its coordinates is 88?00'53"W, 30?53'44"N. The city is in the Central Standard time zone (CST) (UTC-6) and has an elevation of 23 ft. (7 m.). Based on the U.S. Census Bureau, it has a total area of 15.5 mi? (40.1 km?). Its ZIP code is 36525, area code is 251, FIPS code is 01-18304 and GNIS feature ID is 0116848.
Based on the 2000 census, it has a total of 2,002 people, 567 families and 718 households. Its population density is 137.
1 people/mi.? (52.9/km.?) and there are 796 housing units. The city is made up of 86.36% Caucasians, 9.8% African Americans, 1.85% mixed race, 1.45% Native Americans, 0.65% Hispanics, 0.35% from other race and 0.10% Asian.
The population is made up of 29.7% from 25 to 44, 29.2% below the age of 18, 22.3% from 45 to 64, 9.6% from ages 18 to 24 and 9.2% 65 years of age or older.
The households consist of 59.9% married couples living together, 40.7% minors who are living with their parents, 20.9% individuals who share the same house and 14.8% single mothers. The average size of the household is 2.79 and the average size of the family is 3.15.
Creola's average household income is $35,517 and the family's average income is $38,942. The female's average income is $19,911 and the male's average income is $35,658. The city's per capita income is $14,956 and nearly 16% of the population and 14.3% of families are below the poverty line.