With 284 people, Langston is a city in Alabama. At a median age of 56.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 51 minutes. 27.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Langston
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,002 → $337,500(+302%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants92.9% → 72.4%(−20.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate18.2% → 27.1%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)10.5%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68.4%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.8%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 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
Langston, decade by decade
Langston 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
203
$37,201
$84,002
14.4%
9.6
2000
254
$60,721
$150,287
16.5%
14.1
2010
270
$62,038
$130,622
13.1%
13.4
2020
265
$62,622
$406,881
25.8%
24.0
2024
284
$53,929
$337,500
21.8%
16.0
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.
