COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walker County vs Madison County
PLACE A
Walker County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Madison County, Arkansas
Walker County is 254% larger than Madison County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Madison County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
WALKER COUNTYMADISON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population65,14018,410+254% vs Madison County
Population density8222+60
Population growth-2.5%5.1%−7.6 pts
Median age40.641.7−1.1
Male48.9%49.9%−1.0 pts
Female51.1%50.1%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%68.3%+17.9 pts
Black6.3%0.1%+6.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%6.5%−2.7 pts
Asian0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Other3.3%24.6%−21.3 pts
Median household income$56,509$56,798−$289
Per capita income$29,460$29,672−$212
Poverty rate18.5%14.1%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%12.9%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree7.0%4.6%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.3%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation53.2%58.3%−5.2 pts
Median home value$135,900$178,100−$42,200
Median gross rent$756$729+$27
Owner-occupied76.1%79.5%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%16.5%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%22.3%+8.2 pts
Average commute31.232.2−0.9
Worked from home3.1%8.8%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.6%12.6%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025