Taylor is a city of 3,063 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,165 people. The typical home is worth $134,200, having more than doubled since 2000. People stay put here: 98% were in the same home a year ago. 5% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,464, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Taylor
What changed most since 1990
Population1,368 → 3,063(+124%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants82.1% → 69.0%(−13.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate9.9% → 16.0%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Taylor's population equals 2.8% of Houston County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.9% 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)14.8%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.3%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.5%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 128 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
Taylor, decade by decade
Taylor 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
1,368
$66,127
$95,283
8.3%
5.2
2000
1,898
$74,076
$118,590
11.5%
17.3
2010
2,375
$62,726
$136,377
9.1%
32.6
2020
2,262
$56,637
$116,356
10.9%
40.4
2024
3,063
$67,464
$134,200
9.9%
49.6
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.
