With 7,556 people, Montevallo is a city in Alabama. This skews young, with a median age of 26.0. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,731 people. 77% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 5%. The typical home is worth $220,700, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,626, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Montevallo
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants52.2% → 64.9%(+12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population4,210 → 7,556(+79%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate25.5% → 17.7%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Montevallo's population equals 3.3% of Shelby County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 8.1% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's.
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)31.5%(86)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(84)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.3%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 273 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
Montevallo, decade by decade
Montevallo 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
4,210
$48,335
$143,524
29.1%
48.1
2000
4,825
$55,635
$163,585
30.7%
53.1
2010
6,323
$58,143
$213,628
31.2%
60.5
2020
7,229
$46,137
$191,745
28.7%
70.8
2024
7,556
$56,626
$220,700
30.4%
67.9
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.
