COMPARING TWO PLACES
Powell vs Guntersville
PLACE A
Powell, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Guntersville, Alabama
Powell is 99% smaller than Guntersville. Guntersville earns more, with a median household income $41,262 higher. Guntersville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -27%).
POWELLGUNTERSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1179,394−99% vs Guntersville
Population density97366−270
Population growth-27.2%4.3%−31.5 pts
Median age57.842.8+15.0
Male37.5%50.6%−13.1 pts
Female62.5%49.4%+13.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%78.3%−20.6 pts
Black38.5%9.5%+29.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.8%7.0%−3.2 pts
Median household income$26,667$67,929−$41,262
Per capita income$20,942$39,281−$18,339
Poverty rate0.0%18.1%−18.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.491−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%33.3%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree7.7%12.1%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation35.6%50.0%−14.4 pts
Median home value$251,400$324,800−$73,400
Median gross rent$1,056$842+$214
Owner-occupied82.7%65.3%+17.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.5%18.8%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.0%−38.0 pts
Average commute30.621.5+9.1
Worked from home2.9%8.8%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.5%9.2%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025