COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walker County vs Montgomery County
PLACE A
Walker County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Montgomery County, Alabama
Walker County is 71% smaller than Montgomery County. Montgomery County earns more, with a median household income $2,877 higher.
WALKER COUNTYMONTGOMERY COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population65,140225,891−71% vs Montgomery County
Population density82288−205
Population growth-2.5%-0.2%−2.3 pts
Median age40.637.1+3.5
Male48.9%47.0%+1.9 pts
Female51.1%53.0%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.6%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%29.7%+56.5 pts
Black6.3%58.8%−52.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%5.0%−1.2 pts
Asian0.4%3.4%−3.0 pts
Other3.3%3.2%+0.1 pts
Median household income$56,509$59,386−$2,877
Per capita income$29,460$34,594−$5,134
Poverty rate18.5%19.9%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.492−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%34.5%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree7.0%14.9%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.9%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation53.2%59.1%−5.9 pts
Median home value$135,900$171,900−$36,000
Median gross rent$756$1,092−$336
Owner-occupied76.1%57.8%+18.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%13.9%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%49.1%−18.6 pts
Average commute31.221.6+9.7
Worked from home3.1%8.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.6%10.3%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025