Pisgah

Population: 1,009
Median household income: $55,385
Median home value: $143,300

Pisgah, a community in Jackson County, Alabama, has 1,009 residents. At $55,385, its median household income sits above Jackson County's $49,454.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pisgah's population grew 37.5% from 734 to 1,009, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $106,800 to $143,300.

17.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.92 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,009
Median age: 57.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,385
Median home value: $143,300
Median gross rent: $488
Housing units: 396
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7341,009

Median household income

$29,375$55,385

Median home value

$106,800$143,300

Median gross rent

$391$488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	734	$29,375	$106,800	$391
2020	886	$47,125	$121,300	$425
2021	1,134	$48,795	$122,300	$446
2022	1,053	$51,667	$135,600	$500
2023	1,009	$55,385	$143,300	$488

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6427.8%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over20.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	4.9%
5 to 17	90	8.9%
18 to 24	81	8.0%
25 to 34	70	6.9%
35 to 44	48	4.8%
45 to 54	131	13.0%
55 to 64	281	27.8%
65 to 74	56	5.6%
75 and over	203	20.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	917	90.9%
Black or African American	5	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	2.5%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	8.6%
High school graduate	343	43.5%
Some college or associate's	137	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	50	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	191	24.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	90.7%
Carpooled	20	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.4%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	5	1.2%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	44.2%
15 to 29 min	92	22.7%
30 to 44 min	100	24.7%
45 to 59 min	9	2.2%
60+ min	25	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 17.3% (174 of 1,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	236	68.2%
Nonfamily households	110	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	346	87.4%
Vacant	50	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	84.4%
Renter-occupied	54	15.6%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	311	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0160720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6844, -85.8460