Locust Fork

Population: 1,312
Median household income: $42,045
Median home value: $169,600

Locust Fork, a community in Blount County, Alabama, has 1,312 residents. The median household income of $42,045 is below the Blount County median ($61,096).

Between 2019 and 2023, Locust Fork's population declined 11.2% from 1,478 to 1,312, while its median home value rose 59.1% from $106,600 to $169,600.

89.8% of workers drive to work alone. 69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,312
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,045
Median home value: $169,600
Median gross rent: $1,054
Housing units: 538
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4781,312

Median household income

$57,344$42,045

Median home value

$106,600$169,600

Median gross rent

$890$1,054

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,478	$57,344	$106,600	$890
2020	1,645	$37,292	$126,700	$1,067
2021	1,532	$33,775	$131,100	$1,069
2022	1,316	$44,688	$145,400	$1,026
2023	1,312	$42,045	$169,600	$1,054

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6421.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	6.4%
5 to 17	168	12.8%
18 to 24	84	6.4%
25 to 34	132	10.1%
35 to 44	148	11.3%
45 to 54	166	12.7%
55 to 64	279	21.3%
65 to 74	164	12.5%
75 and over	87	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,212	92.4%
Black or African American	15	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	1.0%
Two or more races	42	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	16.2%
High school graduate	420	43.0%
Some college or associate's	287	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	66	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	465	89.8%
Carpooled	30	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	2.3%
Other means	11	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	17.6%
15 to 29 min	127	25.1%
30 to 44 min	104	20.6%
45 to 59 min	138	27.3%
60+ min	48	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 17.6% (231 of 1,312)

	Count	Share
Family households	371	73.3%
Nonfamily households	135	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	506	94.1%
Vacant	32	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	407	80.4%
Renter-occupied	99	19.6%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	371	69.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	161	29.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0143888
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8768, -86.6471