COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silas vs Saraland
PLACE A
Silas, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Saraland, Alabama
Silas is 98% smaller than Saraland. Silas earns more, with a median household income $4,741 higher. Saraland has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -17%).
SILASSARALANDDIFFERENCE
Total population34916,652−98% vs Saraland
Population density67482−415
Population growth-16.6%20.6%−37.2 pts
Median age34.643.7−9.1
Male47.6%49.5%−1.9 pts
Female52.4%50.5%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%80.1%−17.7 pts
Black33.5%13.1%+20.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other4.1%5.4%−1.3 pts
Median household income$66,250$61,509+$4,741
Per capita income$22,344$41,516−$19,172
Poverty rate10.3%10.1%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%25.0%−17.5 pts
Graduate degree2.1%9.2%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.3%3.6%+8.7 pts
Labor force participation53.4%57.8%−4.4 pts
Median home value$87,600$217,600−$130,000
Median gross rent$593$1,060−$467
Owner-occupied84.3%78.6%+5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%8.2%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%58.5%−47.4 pts
Average commute42.525.9+16.7
Worked from home8.1%5.3%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.6%7.0%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025