Samson

Population: 1,477
Median household income: $31,964
Median home value: $77,700

Samson is a community in Geneva County, Alabama, home to 1,477 residents. At $31,964, its median household income sits below Geneva County's $50,951.

Between 2019 and 2023, Samson's population declined 12.4% from 1,686 to 1,477, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $60,100 to $77,700.

The median resident is 47.6 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,477
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $31,964
Median home value: $77,700
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 895
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6861,477

Median household income

$25,250$31,964

Median home value

$60,100$77,700

Median gross rent

$456$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,686	$25,250	$60,100	$456
2020	1,615	$25,667	$64,900	$538
2021	1,567	$28,884	$65,900	$588
2022	1,513	$29,338	$75,200	$642
2023	1,477	$31,964	$77,700	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	5.1%
5 to 17	192	13.0%
18 to 24	99	6.7%
25 to 34	149	10.1%
35 to 44	185	12.5%
45 to 54	190	12.9%
55 to 64	245	16.6%
65 to 74	254	17.2%
75 and over	88	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,034	70.0%
Black or African American	243	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	118	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.4%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	30.4%
High school graduate	372	33.5%
Some college or associate's	313	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	63	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	424	78.8%
Carpooled	62	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.1%
Bicycle	6	1.1%
Worked from home	11	2.0%
Other means	29	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	129	24.5%
15 to 29 min	94	17.8%
30 to 44 min	166	31.5%
45 to 59 min	50	9.5%
60+ min	88	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 37.7% (557 of 1,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	371	54.1%
Nonfamily households	315	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	686	76.6%
Vacant	209	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	426	62.1%
Renter-occupied	260	37.9%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	698	78.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.6%
2 to 4 units	61	6.8%
5 to 19 units	11	1.2%
20 or more units	2	0.2%
Mobile home & other	118	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0167800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.1124, -86.0467