Gaylesville

Population: 120
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $157,100

Gaylesville, a community in Cherokee County, Alabama, has 120 residents. At $36,875, its median household income sits below Cherokee County's $50,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Gaylesville's population declined 29.8% from 171 to 120, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $125,000 to $157,100.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 22.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 120
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $157,100
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 66
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

171120

Median household income

$52,917$36,875

Median home value

$125,000$157,100

Median gross rent

$913$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	171	$52,917	$125,000	$913
2020	178	$48,125	$145,800	$800
2021	288	$45,833	$135,400	$1,083
2022	164	$38,750	$193,800	$1,071
2023	120	$36,875	$157,100	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 5422.5%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	5.0%
5 to 17	11	9.2%
18 to 24	14	11.7%
25 to 34	24	20.0%
35 to 44	2	1.7%
45 to 54	27	22.5%
55 to 64	9	7.5%
65 to 74	18	15.0%
75 and over	9	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	105	87.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	20.2%
High school graduate	20	22.5%
Some college or associate's	38	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	11	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	82.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	17.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	31.0%
15 to 29 min	12	28.6%
30 to 44 min	13	31.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 25.0% (30 of 120)

	Count	Share
Family households	42	85.7%
Nonfamily households	7	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49	74.2%
Vacant	17	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30	61.2%
Renter-occupied	19	38.8%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	27.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0129296
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.2674, -85.5612