Town Creek

Population: 1,015
Median household income: $40,993
Median home value: $111,800

Town Creek, a community in Lawrence County, Alabama, has 1,015 residents. Its median household income of $40,993 runs below the Lawrence County figure of $60,040.

From 2019 to 2023, Town Creek's population declined 11.7% from 1,149 to 1,015, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $96,500 to $111,800.

23.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.34 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,015
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,993
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $606
Housing units: 499
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1491,015

Median household income

$39,559$40,993

Median home value

$96,500$111,800

Median gross rent

$521$606

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,149	$39,559	$96,500	$521
2020	943	$42,125	$96,100	$522
2021	1,006	$36,824	$91,100	$515
2022	1,040	$44,904	$111,900	$570
2023	1,015	$40,993	$111,800	$606

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1727.2%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	3.0%
5 to 17	276	27.2%
18 to 24	76	7.5%
25 to 34	95	9.4%
35 to 44	119	11.7%
45 to 54	94	9.3%
55 to 64	174	17.1%
65 to 74	58	5.7%
75 and over	93	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	477	47.0%
Black or African American	343	33.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	1.6%
Two or more races	137	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	18.5%
High school graduate	289	45.7%
Some college or associate's	184	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	26	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	320	84.4%
Carpooled	55	14.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	12.3%
15 to 29 min	138	36.8%
30 to 44 min	119	31.7%
45 to 59 min	41	10.9%
60+ min	31	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 23.7% (241 of 1,015)

	Count	Share
Family households	273	63.0%
Nonfamily households	160	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	433	86.8%
Vacant	66	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	268	61.9%
Renter-occupied	165	38.1%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	351	70.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.4%
2 to 4 units	24	4.8%
5 to 19 units	45	9.0%
20 or more units	8	1.6%
Mobile home & other	64	12.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0176584
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6713, -87.4078