COMPARING TWO PLACES
Limestone County vs Freestone County
PLACE A
Limestone County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Freestone County, Texas
Limestone County is 491% larger than Freestone County. Limestone County earns more, with a median household income $23,669 higher. Limestone County has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -2%).
LIMESTONE COUNTYFREESTONE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population122,92820,811+491% vs Freestone County
Population density21824+194
Population growth25.1%-1.9%+27.0 pts
Median age40.841.1−0.3
Male50.1%52.4%−2.3 pts
Female49.9%47.6%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born4.1%5.4%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.3%63.2%+9.1 pts
Black12.7%14.5%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%17.2%−9.8 pts
Asian1.7%0.1%+1.6 pts
Other5.9%4.9%+1.0 pts
Median household income$83,629$59,960+$23,669
Per capita income$40,982$30,349+$10,633
Poverty rate10.0%12.3%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.447Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%16.5%+13.7 pts
Graduate degree12.3%4.3%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%3.0%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.0%49.1%+10.9 pts
Median home value$281,000$168,000+$113,000
Median gross rent$970$853+$117
Owner-occupied77.6%75.4%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%22.3%−14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%38.0%−2.7 pts
Average commute26.325.5+0.8
Worked from home11.1%8.5%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.6%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025