Rainsville

Population: 5,613
Median household income: $64,140
Median home value: $207,800

Located in DeKalb County, Alabama, Rainsville is a community with a population of 5,613. Its median household income of $64,140 runs above the DeKalb County figure of $51,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rainsville's population grew 11.3% from 5,041 to 5,613, while its median home value rose 90.6% from $109,000 to $207,800.

The median gross rent is $647. 28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,613
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,140
Median home value: $207,800
Median gross rent: $647
Housing units: 2,452
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0415,613

Median household income

$33,295$64,140

Median home value

$109,000$207,800

Median gross rent

$569$647

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,041	$33,295	$109,000	$569
2020	5,038	$38,028	$151,500	$546
2021	5,466	$49,375	$161,900	$556
2022	5,545	$60,339	$187,800	$626
2023	5,613	$64,140	$207,800	$647

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	407	7.3%
5 to 17	887	15.8%
18 to 24	471	8.4%
25 to 34	554	9.9%
35 to 44	415	7.4%
45 to 54	566	10.1%
55 to 64	1,043	18.6%
65 to 74	1,041	18.5%
75 and over	229	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,619	82.3%
Black or African American	63	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.3%
Asian	54	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	222	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	636	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	653	17.0%
High school graduate	897	23.3%
Some college or associate's	1,216	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	725	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	357	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone93.2%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,418	93.2%
Carpooled	56	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	121	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,070	43.2%
15 to 29 min	824	33.3%
30 to 44 min	251	10.1%
45 to 59 min	158	6.4%
60+ min	171	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 15.7% (877 of 5,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,748	77.0%
Nonfamily households	523	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,271	92.6%
Vacant	181	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,920	84.5%
Renter-occupied	351	15.5%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,074	84.6%
1-unit, attached	35	1.4%
2 to 4 units	196	8.0%
5 to 19 units	29	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	118	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0163336
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.4944, -85.8365