Taylor

Population: 2,916
Median household income: $62,596
Median home value: $128,600

Taylor, a community in Houston County, Alabama, has 2,916 residents. Its median household income of $62,596 runs above the Houston County figure of $57,531.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taylor's population grew 27.6% from 2,286 to 2,916, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $96,100 to $128,600.

10.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,916
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,596
Median home value: $128,600
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 1,103
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2862,916

Median household income

$45,818$62,596

Median home value

$96,100$128,600

Median gross rent

$898$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,286	$45,818	$96,100	$898
2020	2,742	$46,729	$96,000	$959
2021	2,581	$49,394	$98,900	$973
2022	2,891	$55,938	$123,200	$1,089
2023	2,916	$62,596	$128,600	$1,055

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	321	11.0%
5 to 17	633	21.7%
18 to 24	166	5.7%
25 to 34	404	13.9%
35 to 44	496	17.0%
45 to 54	340	11.7%
55 to 64	238	8.2%
65 to 74	292	10.0%
75 and over	26	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,170	74.4%
Black or African American	228	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	253	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	258	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	352	19.6%
High school graduate	678	37.8%
Some college or associate's	575	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	168	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	968	82.9%
Carpooled	169	14.5%
Public transit	4	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	1.8%
Other means	6	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	212	18.5%
15 to 29 min	533	46.5%
30 to 44 min	232	20.2%
45 to 59 min	142	12.4%
60+ min	28	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 19.9% (571 of 2,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	760	80.4%
Nonfamily households	185	19.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	945	85.7%
Vacant	158	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	627	66.3%
Renter-occupied	318	33.7%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	863	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	236	21.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0175096
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 31.1688, -85.4758