Powell

Population: 911
Median household income: $62,868
Median home value: $120,800

Powell, a community in DeKalb County, Alabama, has 911 residents. The median household income of $62,868 is above the DeKalb County median ($51,149).

From 2019 to 2023, Powell's population declined 27.8% from 1,261 to 911, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $95,000 to $120,800.

13.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 911
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,868
Median home value: $120,800
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 314
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,261911

Median household income

$44,063$62,868

Median home value

$95,000$120,800

Median gross rent

$602$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,261	$44,063	$95,000	$602
2020	1,071	$50,172	$80,000	$705
2021	1,029	$54,009	$87,000	$750
2022	989	$59,655	$108,200	$733
2023	911	$62,868	$120,800	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3422.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	8.0%
5 to 17	124	13.6%
18 to 24	44	4.8%
25 to 34	201	22.1%
35 to 44	106	11.6%
45 to 54	99	10.9%
55 to 64	121	13.3%
65 to 74	106	11.6%
75 and over	37	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	743	81.6%
Black or African American	97	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	24.3%
High school graduate	274	40.9%
Some college or associate's	140	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	58	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	35	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	79.4%
Carpooled	54	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.8%
Other means	16	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	32.8%
15 to 29 min	154	43.9%
30 to 44 min	30	8.5%
45 to 59 min	8	2.3%
60+ min	44	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 20.3% (185 of 911)

	Count	Share
Family households	224	80.9%
Nonfamily households	53	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	277	88.2%
Vacant	37	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	201	72.6%
Renter-occupied	76	27.4%

1-unit, detached57.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	181	57.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.3%
5 to 19 units	9	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	120	38.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0162075
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.5326, -85.8976