Forkland

Population: 716
Median household income: $29,200
Median home value: $55,900

Forkland is a community in Greene County, Alabama, home to 716 residents. At $29,200, its median household income sits below Greene County's $31,495.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forkland's population declined 20.9% from 905 to 716, while its median home value fell 29.2% from $78,900 to $55,900.

Households average 2.98 people. 19.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 716
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $29,200
Median home value: $55,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 306
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

905716

Median household income

$30,156$29,200

Median home value

$78,900$55,900

Median gross rent

$590$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	905	$30,156	$78,900	$590
2020	1,229	$26,534	$103,100	$590
2021	886	$24,375	$56,100	$648
2022	995	$28,367	$55,700	$712
2023	716	$29,200	$55,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2430.7%

25 to 341.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.4%
5 to 17	75	10.5%
18 to 24	220	30.7%
25 to 34	7	1.0%
35 to 44	104	14.5%
45 to 54	88	12.3%
55 to 64	103	14.4%
65 to 74	43	6.0%
75 and over	73	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75	10.5%
Black or African American	636	88.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
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)	5	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	13.6%
High school graduate	195	46.7%
Some college or associate's	84	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	68	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	115	78.2%
Carpooled	23	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	3	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	22.4%
15 to 29 min	66	44.9%
30 to 44 min	3	2.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	45	30.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 25.8% (185 of 716)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	37.9%
Nonfamily households	149	62.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	78.4%
Vacant	66	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	162	67.5%
Renter-occupied	78	32.5%

1-unit, detached47.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other52.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	47.7%
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	160	52.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0127376
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.6474, -87.8674