Grimes

Population: 515
Median household income: $32,500
Median home value: $80,700

Grimes is a community in Dale County, Alabama, home to 515 residents. Its median household income of $32,500 runs below the Dale County figure of $53,955.

From 2019 to 2023, Grimes's population declined 28.2% from 717 to 515, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $66,000 to $80,700.

The median resident is 51.5 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 515
Median age: 51.5 yrs
Median household income: $32,500
Median home value: $80,700
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 270
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 19.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

717515

Median household income

$40,595$32,500

Median home value

$66,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$933$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	717	$40,595	$66,000	$933
2020	665	$38,654	$66,500	$969
2021	589	$41,071	$66,200	$950
2022	529	$44,063	$73,000	$792
2023	515	$32,500	$80,700	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	6.4%
5 to 17	50	9.7%
18 to 24	36	7.0%
25 to 34	28	5.4%
35 to 44	74	14.4%
45 to 54	63	12.2%
55 to 64	71	13.8%
65 to 74	80	15.5%
75 and over	80	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	264	51.3%
Black or African American	240	46.6%
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	6	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	23.5%
High school graduate	163	41.2%
Some college or associate's	115	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	16	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone98.0%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	194	98.0%
Carpooled	1	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.5%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	38.6%
15 to 29 min	73	37.1%
30 to 44 min	29	14.7%
45 to 59 min	3	1.5%
60+ min	16	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 27.4% (141 of 515)

	Count	Share
Family households	137	62.3%
Nonfamily households	83	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	220	81.5%
Vacant	50	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	72.3%
Renter-occupied	61	27.7%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	184	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	83	30.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0132056
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.2999, -85.4503