Penton is a city of 93 people in Alabama. The median age is 64.0, about 25 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 31.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. There are 10 people per square mile. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
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)100%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)100%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 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
Penton, decade by decade
Penton 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
2010
201
$43,607
$160,545
20.9%
56.4
2020
163
–
–
0.0%
35.0
2024
93
–
$221,400
17.3%
57.2
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.
