Tallassee

Population: 5,056
Median household income: $63,534
Median home value: $138,600

Tallassee, a community in Elmore County, Alabama, has 5,056 residents. The median household income of $63,534 is below the Elmore County median ($75,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tallassee's population grew 6.6% from 4,743 to 5,056, while its median home value rose 3.0% from $134,600 to $138,600.

The median resident is 38.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,056
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,534
Median home value: $138,600
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 2,300
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7435,056

Median household income

$48,511$63,534

Median home value

$134,600$138,600

Median gross rent

$735$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,743	$48,511	$134,600	$735
2020	4,818	$50,313	$128,300	$731
2021	5,199	$47,405	$128,900	$888
2022	5,174	$48,531	$138,500	$860
2023	5,056	$63,534	$138,600	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	485	9.6%
5 to 17	606	12.0%
18 to 24	403	8.0%
25 to 34	845	16.7%
35 to 44	472	9.3%
45 to 54	412	8.1%
55 to 64	722	14.3%
65 to 74	602	11.9%
75 and over	509	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,379	66.8%
Black or African American	1,272	25.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	306	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	298	8.4%
High school graduate	1,533	43.0%
Some college or associate's	1,222	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	342	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	167	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means6.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,568	81.4%
Carpooled	95	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	4.3%
Other means	129	6.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	997	54.1%
15 to 29 min	143	7.8%
30 to 44 min	329	17.9%
45 to 59 min	287	15.6%
60+ min	87	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 8.9% (440 of 4,946)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,457	74.8%
Nonfamily households	491	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,948	84.7%
Vacant	352	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,123	57.6%
Renter-occupied	825	42.4%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,030	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	130	5.7%
5 to 19 units	90	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0174688
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 32.5327, -85.8920