Elberta is a city of 2,293 people in Alabama. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 1,741 people. The median age is 46.6, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The poverty rate is 21.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $232,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elberta
What changed most since 1990
Population490 → 2,293(+368%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.4 → 46.6(+12.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,643 → $232,800(+110%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.1%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.4%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 128 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elberta, decade by decade
Elberta population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
490
$51,563
$110,643
8.6%
11.3
2000
552
$40,760
$124,237
6.8%
14.3
2010
1,498
$43,389
$160,545
19.8%
23.2
2020
1,974
$57,539
$172,110
17.8%
29.8
2024
2,293
$55,000
$232,800
17.3%
33.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
