Elba

Population: 3,459
Median household income: $41,310
Median home value: $105,000

Elba is a community in Coffee County, Alabama, home to 3,459 residents. At $41,310, its median household income sits below Coffee County's $64,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Elba's population declined 9.9% from 3,841 to 3,459, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $77,800 to $105,000.

25.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.19 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,459
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,310
Median home value: $105,000
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 1,808
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8413,459

Median household income

$37,134$41,310

Median home value

$77,800$105,000

Median gross rent

$627$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,841	$37,134	$77,800	$627
2020	3,874	$37,124	$82,600	$629
2021	3,449	$39,913	$81,700	$705
2022	3,463	$41,509	$91,700	$636
2023	3,459	$41,310	$105,000	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5419.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	258	7.5%
5 to 17	313	9.0%
18 to 24	158	4.6%
25 to 34	331	9.6%
35 to 44	363	10.5%
45 to 54	687	19.9%
55 to 64	364	10.5%
65 to 74	547	15.8%
75 and over	438	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,769	51.1%
Black or African American	1,479	42.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	136	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	662	24.2%
High school graduate	1,266	46.4%
Some college or associate's	528	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	210	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	64	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone99.9%

Carpooled0.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,013	99.9%
Carpooled	1	0.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	335	33.0%
15 to 29 min	184	18.1%
30 to 44 min	453	44.7%
45 to 59 min	16	1.6%
60+ min	26	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 25.6% (787 of 3,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	900	63.1%
Nonfamily households	526	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,426	78.9%
Vacant	382	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	905	63.5%
Renter-occupied	521	36.5%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,435	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	248	13.7%
5 to 19 units	11	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	114	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0123296
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 31.4172, -86.0771