COMPARING TWO PLACES
Section vs Guntersville
PLACE A
Section, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Guntersville, Alabama
Section is 92% smaller than Guntersville. Guntersville earns more, with a median household income $20,429 higher. Guntersville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
SECTIONGUNTERSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population7799,394−92% vs Guntersville
Population density170366−196
Population growth-1.8%4.3%−6.2 pts
Median age43.342.8+0.5
Male56.1%50.6%+5.6 pts
Female43.9%49.4%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.5%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%78.3%+12.6 pts
Black0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%4.4%+2.0 pts
Asian0.4%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other2.3%7.0%−4.7 pts
Median household income$47,500$67,929−$20,429
Per capita income$28,196$39,281−$11,085
Poverty rate22.2%18.1%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.491−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%33.3%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree13.0%12.1%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%3.1%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation49.3%50.0%−0.7 pts
Median home value$156,000$324,800−$168,800
Median gross rent$638$842−$204
Owner-occupied78.5%65.3%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%18.8%−10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%38.0%−10.8 pts
Average commute34.221.5+12.7
Worked from home4.7%8.8%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.6%9.2%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025