Shorter

Population: 328
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $85,000

Shorter is a community in Macon County, Alabama, home to 328 residents. The median household income of $31,250 is below the Macon County median ($45,951).

From 2019 to 2023, Shorter's population declined 7.9% from 356 to 328, while its median home value rose 3.8% from $81,900 to $85,000.

10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 328
Median age: 61.6 yrs
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

356328

Median household income

$30,000$31,250

Median home value

$81,900$85,000

Median gross rent

$442$492

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	356	$30,000	$81,900	$442
2020	302	$40,804	$74,700	—
2021	306	$39,583	$73,800	$488
2022	344	$32,917	$81,300	$492
2023	328	$31,250	$85,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 442.7%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7421.3%

75 and over17.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	4.3%
5 to 17	44	13.4%
18 to 24	14	4.3%
25 to 34	18	5.5%
35 to 44	9	2.7%
45 to 54	20	6.1%
55 to 64	82	25.0%
65 to 74	70	21.3%
75 and over	57	17.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67	20.4%
Black or African American	229	69.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	25.8%
High school graduate	97	37.9%
Some college or associate's	65	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	16	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone95.2%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	95.2%
Carpooled	1	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	34.6%
15 to 29 min	35	43.2%
30 to 44 min	13	16.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 31.1% (102 of 328)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	63.3%
Nonfamily households	55	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	150	85.7%
Vacant	25	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	121	80.7%
Renter-occupied	29	19.3%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	85.7%
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	25	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0170128
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.4115, -85.9728