With 181 people, Lester is a city in Alabama. This skews young, with a median age of 25.7. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 74 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 42 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,833, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 105%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lester
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.7 → 25.7(−10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population84 → 181(+115%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants100.0% → 86.0%(−14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3 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
Lester, decade by decade
Lester 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
84
$57,002
$97,443
0.0%
0.0
2000
107
$67,552
$107,478
0.0%
0.0
2010
111
$69,231
$132,061
13.2%
2.2
2020
111
$53,027
$127,749
15.8%
8.4
2024
181
$80,833
$220,800
15.7%
0.0
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.
