COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walker County vs Grimes County
PLACE A
Walker County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Grimes County, Texas
Walker County is 90% larger than Grimes County. Grimes County earns more, with a median household income $13,294 higher. Grimes County has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
WALKER COUNTYGRIMES COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population65,14034,252+90% vs Grimes County
Population density8243+39
Population growth-2.5%10.0%−12.5 pts
Median age40.640.1+0.5
Male48.9%54.6%−5.7 pts
Female51.1%45.4%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%7.3%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%56.8%+29.5 pts
Black6.3%11.3%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%25.5%−21.8 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%+0.0 pts
Other3.3%6.0%−2.7 pts
Median household income$56,509$69,803−$13,294
Per capita income$29,460$32,583−$3,123
Poverty rate18.5%14.6%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.478−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%19.7%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree7.0%6.3%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.1%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation53.2%50.9%+2.2 pts
Median home value$135,900$237,400−$101,500
Median gross rent$756$1,069−$313
Owner-occupied76.1%79.9%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%17.0%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%41.0%−10.5 pts
Average commute31.235.9−4.6
Worked from home3.1%8.2%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.6%18.3%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025