Ballplay

Population: 1,149
Median household income: $60,825
Median home value: $152,800

Ballplay is a community in Etowah County, Alabama, home to 1,149 residents. The median household income of $60,825 is above the Etowah County median ($53,070).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ballplay's population declined 28.4% from 1,605 to 1,149, while its median home value rose 111.0% from $72,400 to $152,800.

Owners occupy 95.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,149
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,825
Median home value: $152,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 590
Homeownership rate: 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6051,149

Median household income

$70,938$60,825

Median home value

$72,400$152,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,605	$70,938	$72,400
2020	1,522	$52,414	$96,000
2021	1,391	$54,803	$96,600
2022	1,181	$57,582	$131,300
2023	1,149	$60,825	$152,800

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	6.5%
5 to 17	187	16.3%
18 to 24	84	7.3%
25 to 34	157	13.7%
35 to 44	182	15.8%
45 to 54	215	18.7%
55 to 64	65	5.7%
65 to 74	128	11.1%
75 and over	56	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,085	94.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	15.7%
High school graduate	314	39.1%
Some college or associate's	257	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	95	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone98.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	503	98.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	5.4%
15 to 29 min	194	38.6%
30 to 44 min	114	22.7%
45 to 59 min	36	7.2%
60+ min	132	26.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.7% (54 of 1,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	286	68.9%
Nonfamily households	129	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	415	70.3%
Vacant	175	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	396	95.4%
Renter-occupied	19	4.6%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	301	51.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	289	49.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0103820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 34.0230, -85.8015