COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colony vs Gardendale
PLACE A
Colony, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Gardendale, Texas
Colony is 82% smaller than Gardendale. Gardendale earns more, with a median household income $61,364 higher. Gardendale has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -1%).
COLONYGARDENDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population2811,544−82% vs Gardendale
Population density130135−5
Population growth-1.5%28.3%−29.8 pts
Median age40.531.4+9.1
Male40.2%45.9%−5.6 pts
Female59.8%54.1%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.9%9.3%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.6%51.7%−49.1 pts
Black89.5%0.0%+89.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%44.9%−44.9 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other7.0%3.3%+3.7 pts
Median household income$42,386$103,750−$61,364
Per capita income$24,601$51,835−$27,234
Poverty rate19.8%1.5%+18.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.353+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher4.0%21.2%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree0.7%4.5%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%0.1%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation54.1%74.4%−20.3 pts
Median home value$48,600$408,700−$360,100
Median gross rent$625$1,306−$681
Owner-occupied84.6%95.4%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%10.1%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Average commute24.830.8−6.0
Worked from home0.7%2.0%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.9%29.9%−22.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024