Gadsden

Population: 33,617
Median household income: $38,699
Median home value: $101,900

Located in Etowah County, Alabama, Gadsden is a community with a population of 33,617. At $38,699, its median household income sits below Etowah County's $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gadsden's population declined 5.3% from 35,486 to 33,617, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $73,600 to $101,900.

75.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,617
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,699
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 16,378
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,48633,617

Median household income

$32,642$38,699

Median home value

$73,600$101,900

Median gross rent

$645$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,486	$32,642	$73,600	$645
2020	35,224	$34,062	$80,400	$645
2021	34,317	$35,776	$81,600	$687
2022	33,881	$39,696	$96,900	$765
2023	33,617	$38,699	$101,900	$787

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,099	6.2%
5 to 17	5,671	16.9%
18 to 24	3,107	9.2%
25 to 34	4,047	12.0%
35 to 44	4,160	12.4%
45 to 54	4,092	12.2%
55 to 64	4,262	12.7%
65 to 74	3,605	10.7%
75 and over	2,574	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,753	49.8%
Black or African American	12,355	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.1%
Asian	266	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.4%
Two or more races	983	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,075	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,012	17.6%
High school graduate	8,067	35.5%
Some college or associate's	7,295	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,138	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,228	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,675	83.8%
Carpooled	1,257	9.9%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	163	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	438	3.4%
Other means	194	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,208	42.4%
15 to 29 min	4,525	36.8%
30 to 44 min	1,286	10.5%
45 to 59 min	670	5.4%
60+ min	608	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 27.6% (9,015 of 32,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,310	56.5%
Nonfamily households	5,632	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,942	79.0%
Vacant	3,436	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,035	54.4%
Renter-occupied	5,907	45.6%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,385	75.6%
1-unit, attached	238	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,401	8.6%
5 to 19 units	1,211	7.4%
20 or more units	728	4.4%
Mobile home & other	415	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0128696
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 1.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.0066, -86.0161