Hokes Bluff

Population: 4,493
Median household income: $81,544
Median home value: $194,900

Hokes Bluff, a community in Etowah County, Alabama, has 4,493 residents. At $81,544, its median household income sits above Etowah County's $53,070.

From 2019 to 2023, Hokes Bluff's population grew 4.8% from 4,286 to 4,493, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $135,300 to $194,900.

94.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,493
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,544
Median home value: $194,900
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 2,015
Homeownership rate: 95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2864,493

Median household income

$49,167$81,544

Median home value

$135,300$194,900

Median gross rent

$1,012$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,286	$49,167	$135,300	$1,012
2020	4,253	$53,920	$149,500	$1,074
2021	4,402	$56,681	$156,500	$866
2022	4,449	$72,333	$186,400	$958
2023	4,493	$81,544	$194,900	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	3.6%
5 to 17	514	11.4%
18 to 24	450	10.0%
25 to 34	471	10.5%
35 to 44	414	9.2%
45 to 54	609	13.6%
55 to 64	912	20.3%
65 to 74	717	16.0%
75 and over	245	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,440	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's48.2%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	8.5%
High school graduate	829	24.6%
Some college or associate's	1,623	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	413	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	216	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone90.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,271	90.1%
Carpooled	118	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	719	30.1%
15 to 29 min	711	29.8%
30 to 44 min	404	16.9%
45 to 59 min	150	6.3%
60+ min	405	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 2.5% (114 of 4,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,226	67.9%
Nonfamily households	579	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,805	89.6%
Vacant	210	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,714	95.0%
Renter-occupied	91	5.0%

1-unit, detached94.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,903	94.4%
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	112	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0135392
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 33.9897, -85.8629