COMPARING TWO PLACES
Skyline vs Scottsboro
PLACE A
Skyline, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Scottsboro, Alabama
Skyline is 95% smaller than Scottsboro. Scottsboro earns more, with a median household income $9,622 higher. Scottsboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
SKYLINESCOTTSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population87016,123−95% vs Scottsboro
Population density219318−100
Population growth-2.0%5.5%−7.5 pts
Median age47.741.2+6.5
Male48.0%48.1%−0.0 pts
Female52.0%51.9%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born4.5%1.9%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%84.6%+5.6 pts
Black0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%4.2%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other3.5%3.9%−0.4 pts
Median household income$44,307$53,929−$9,622
Per capita income$24,020$33,454−$9,434
Poverty rate18.0%18.6%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%22.6%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree1.6%7.9%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%3.5%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation36.9%50.3%−13.3 pts
Median home value$123,800$190,400−$66,600
Median gross rent$638$830−$192
Owner-occupied85.1%68.2%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%8.3%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%48.0%−2.7 pts
Average commute25.723.4+2.4
Worked from home4.2%4.9%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured15.5%7.7%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025