COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gilbertown vs Saraland
PLACE A
Gilbertown, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Saraland, Alabama
Gilbertown is 96% smaller than Saraland. Gilbertown earns more, with a median household income $8,647 higher. Gilbertown has grown faster since 2000 (244% vs 21%).
GILBERTOWNSARALANDDIFFERENCE
Total population68516,652−96% vs Saraland
Population density65482−417
Population growth243.7%20.6%+223.1 pts
Median age46.843.7+3.1
Male50.8%49.5%+1.3 pts
Female49.2%50.5%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%80.1%+5.1 pts
Black9.2%13.1%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other5.6%5.4%+0.1 pts
Median household income$70,156$61,509+$8,647
Per capita income$34,658$41,516−$6,858
Poverty rate11.7%10.1%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.514−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%25.0%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree6.0%9.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.6%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation54.0%57.8%−3.8 pts
Median home value$160,400$217,600−$57,200
Median gross rent$983$1,060−$77
Owner-occupied84.5%78.6%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%8.2%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%58.5%−40.1 pts
Average commute36.925.9+11.0
Worked from home0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%7.0%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025