COMPARING TWO PLACES
Section vs Albertville
PLACE A
Section, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Albertville, Alabama
Section is 97% smaller than Albertville. Albertville earns more, with a median household income $8,599 higher. Albertville has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
SECTIONALBERTVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population77923,710−97% vs Albertville
Population density170880−710
Population growth-1.8%5.8%−7.6 pts
Median age43.334.7+8.6
Male56.1%47.9%+8.3 pts
Female43.9%52.1%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born2.5%14.0%−11.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%62.4%+28.5 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%30.8%−24.5 pts
Asian0.4%0.5%−0.2 pts
Other2.3%1.6%+0.7 pts
Median household income$47,500$56,099−$8,599
Per capita income$28,196$27,596+$600
Poverty rate22.2%18.2%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%21.1%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree13.0%5.7%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%6.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation49.3%59.7%−10.4 pts
Median home value$156,000$188,400−$32,400
Median gross rent$638$872−$234
Owner-occupied78.5%69.8%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%7.0%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%49.0%−21.7 pts
Average commute34.219.7+14.5
Worked from home4.7%2.7%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.6%13.6%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025