COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montevallo vs Alabaster
PLACE A
Montevallo, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Alabaster, Alabama
Montevallo is 77% smaller than Alabaster. Alabaster earns more, with a median household income $34,731 higher.
MONTEVALLOALABASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population7,87234,748−77% vs Alabaster
Population density6131,324−710
Population growth14.3%9.7%+4.7 pts
Median age26.039.6−13.6
Male41.6%48.6%−7.0 pts
Female58.4%51.4%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born4.8%6.9%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.5%67.1%−5.6 pts
Black27.1%16.1%+11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%12.4%−6.0 pts
Asian2.0%1.1%+0.9 pts
Other3.0%3.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$56,626$91,357−$34,731
Per capita income$24,997$40,642−$15,645
Poverty rate17.7%7.1%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%41.1%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree10.4%12.7%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.5%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation56.1%68.4%−12.3 pts
Median home value$220,700$261,700−$41,000
Median gross rent$956$1,372−$416
Owner-occupied64.9%87.1%−22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.2%3.6%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%49.2%+4.3 pts
Average commute24.830.6−5.8
Worked from home9.7%17.7%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.5%8.1%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025