Level Plains

Population: 1,608
Median household income: $64,167
Median home value: $125,300

Located in Dale County, Alabama, Level Plains is a community with a population of 1,608. At $64,167, its median household income sits above Dale County's $53,955.

Between 2019 and 2023, Level Plains's population declined 23.5% from 2,102 to 1,608, while its median home value fell 20.2% from $157,100 to $125,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.1% of the population. 84.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,608
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,167
Median home value: $125,300
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 804
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1021,608

Median household income

$60,969$64,167

Median home value

$157,100$125,300

Median gross rent

$1,264$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,102	$60,969	$157,100	$1,264
2020	1,781	$62,222	$146,700	$1,044
2021	1,826	$66,786	$116,000	$1,009
2022	1,889	$68,086	$118,800	$860
2023	1,608	$64,167	$125,300	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	3.1%
5 to 17	136	8.5%
18 to 24	167	10.4%
25 to 34	133	8.3%
35 to 44	235	14.6%
45 to 54	315	19.6%
55 to 64	286	17.8%
65 to 74	164	10.2%
75 and over	122	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	951	59.1%
Black or African American	363	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	89	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	166	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	14.6%
High school graduate	343	27.3%
Some college or associate's	514	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	131	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	84	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	666	84.1%
Carpooled	67	8.5%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	3.3%
Other means	30	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	22.6%
15 to 29 min	336	43.9%
30 to 44 min	128	16.7%
45 to 59 min	45	5.9%
60+ min	84	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.0% (161 of 1,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	371	52.5%
Nonfamily households	335	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	706	87.8%
Vacant	98	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	576	81.6%
Renter-occupied	130	18.4%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	555	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	229	28.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0142472
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3071, -85.7687