Underwood-Petersville

Population: 3,049
Median household income: $43,000
Median home value: $118,900

Located in Lauderdale County, Alabama, Underwood-Petersville is a community with a population of 3,049. Its median household income of $43,000 runs below the Lauderdale County figure of $59,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, Underwood-Petersville's population declined 3.8% from 3,170 to 3,049, while its median home value fell 7.9% from $129,100 to $118,900.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,049
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,000
Median home value: $118,900
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 1,468
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1703,049

Median household income

$50,701$43,000

Median home value

$129,100$118,900

Median gross rent

$812$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,170	$50,701	$129,100	$812
2020	2,707	$39,020	$98,400	$768
2021	2,647	$38,214	$97,700	$668
2022	3,077	$44,375	$112,500	$712
2023	3,049	$43,000	$118,900	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.4%
5 to 17	486	15.9%
18 to 24	205	6.7%
25 to 34	545	17.9%
35 to 44	424	13.9%
45 to 54	339	11.1%
55 to 64	287	9.4%
65 to 74	436	14.3%
75 and over	315	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,793	91.6%
Black or African American	102	3.3%
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	71	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	597	25.4%
High school graduate	839	35.8%
Some college or associate's	596	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	256	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	58	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,101	75.6%
Carpooled	217	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	3.7%
Other means	45	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	478	34.1%
15 to 29 min	461	32.9%
30 to 44 min	364	25.9%
45 to 59 min	63	4.5%
60+ min	37	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 16.6% (505 of 3,036)

	Count	Share
Family households	766	53.5%
Nonfamily households	666	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,432	97.5%
Vacant	36	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,055	73.7%
Renter-occupied	377	26.3%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,098	74.8%
1-unit, attached	16	1.1%
2 to 4 units	84	5.7%
5 to 19 units	108	7.4%
20 or more units	36	2.5%
Mobile home & other	126	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0177580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.8761, -87.6982