Eclectic

Population: 1,201
Median household income: $49,250
Median home value: $157,500

Located in Elmore County, Alabama, Eclectic is a community with a population of 1,201. The median household income of $49,250 is below the Elmore County median ($75,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Eclectic's population declined 8.3% from 1,309 to 1,201, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $112,500 to $157,500.

The median gross rent is $690. 18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,201
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,250
Median home value: $157,500
Median gross rent: $690
Housing units: 526
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3091,201

Median household income

$41,563$49,250

Median home value

$112,500$157,500

Median gross rent

$913$690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,309	$41,563	$112,500	$913
2020	1,184	$42,361	$112,500	$618
2021	1,274	$46,339	$132,000	$593
2022	1,108	$52,222	$151,900	$635
2023	1,201	$49,250	$157,500	$690

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	9.7%
5 to 17	203	16.9%
18 to 24	52	4.3%
25 to 34	229	19.1%
35 to 44	148	12.3%
45 to 54	140	11.7%
55 to 64	129	10.7%
65 to 74	129	10.7%
75 and over	54	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,127	93.8%
Black or African American	28	2.3%
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	46	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	7.7%
High school graduate	346	41.7%
Some college or associate's	265	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	93	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	61	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	426	86.1%
Carpooled	41	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.8%
Other means	7	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	8.0%
15 to 29 min	124	25.5%
30 to 44 min	153	31.5%
45 to 59 min	164	33.7%
60+ min	6	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 22.2% (265 of 1,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	57.6%
Nonfamily households	199	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	469	89.2%
Vacant	57	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	311	66.3%
Renter-occupied	158	33.7%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	424	80.6%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	27	5.1%
5 to 19 units	10	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	62	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0122816
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 32.6402, -86.0411