History & Demographics
The City of Moody is located in St. Clair County, Alabama. Moody got its name from a man named Epps Moody who settled here with his family in 1820. There were two stagecoach routes that crossed here forming Moody Crossroads, now Moody Parkway and Park Ave. The first area school was formed in 1879 followed in 1882 by the organization of the first area church. The Township of Moody was incorporated in 1962; the first Mayor was A.E. Moore. In 1973 the population was 504 and today the population is 8,936 (based on census information from Moody ZIP codes only. The total population estimate is 14,500).

The latitude of Moody is 33.590N. The longitude is -86.49W. Elevation is 692 feet.
CRIME: The number of violent crimes reported by the FBI in 2005 was 9.
2000 Census Data for Moody
POPULATIION
Number
Total population 8,053
Square Miles (land) 23.89
Population per square mile 337.08
GENDER
Male 3,935
Female 4,118
AGE
15 or younger 1,765
16-24 976
25-44 2,546
45-64 1,903
65+ 863
Average age (years) 35.85
RACE AND ETHNICITY
White 7,577
Black or African American 307
American Indian and Alaska Native 34
Asian 18
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0
Some other race 30
Two or more races 87
Hispanic or Latino 88
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; FBI Crime Statistics, 2005