Rainsville is a city of 5,702 people in Alabama. The median age is 49.4, about 10 years above the US median. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $519 a month. The foreign-born share is 3%. 1,203 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,046, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rainsville
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.2 → 49.4(+14.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,843 → $230,400(+131%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants76.8% → 89.3%(+12.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Rainsville's population equals 7.9% of DeKalb County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.5% 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)53.2%(125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.7%(98)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era5.1%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 235 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
Rainsville, decade by decade
Rainsville 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
3,875
$52,684
$99,843
8.6%
6.0
2000
4,499
$53,748
$125,876
9.3%
9.2
2010
4,948
$55,776
$182,555
19.6%
15.4
2020
5,505
$46,091
$183,624
18.8%
27.3
2024
5,702
$74,046
$230,400
28.6%
21.2
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.
