Mentone

Population: 360
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $222,900

Mentone, a community in DeKalb County, Alabama, has 360 residents. At $42,500, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $51,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Mentone's population grew 17.3% from 307 to 360, while its median home value rose 25.9% from $177,100 to $222,900.

91.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 360
Median age: 63.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $222,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 383
Homeownership rate: 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

307360

Median household income

$40,250$42,500

Median home value

$177,100$222,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	307	$40,250	$177,100
2020	327	$37,188	$165,200
2021	340	$38,000	$174,100
2022	342	$39,000	$195,600
2023	360	$42,500	$222,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 340.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7429.4%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	22	6.1%
18 to 24	27	7.5%
25 to 34	2	0.6%
35 to 44	55	15.3%
45 to 54	31	8.6%
55 to 64	73	20.3%
65 to 74	106	29.4%
75 and over	44	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343	95.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	9.3%
High school graduate	83	26.7%
Some college or associate's	98	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	57	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	44	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	123	90.4%
Carpooled	3	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	33.3%
15 to 29 min	40	31.7%
30 to 44 min	31	24.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 19.7% (71 of 360)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	72.6%
Nonfamily households	46	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	43.9%
Vacant	215	56.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	93.5%
Renter-occupied	11	6.5%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	350	91.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0148064
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.5632, -85.5897