Reform

Population: 1,636
Median household income: $33,958
Median home value: $92,200

Reform is a community in Pickens County, Alabama, home to 1,636 residents. Its median household income of $33,958 runs below the Pickens County figure of $47,014.

Between 2019 and 2023, Reform's population held roughly steady from 1,621 to 1,636, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $79,900 to $92,200.

Owners occupy 51.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,636
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $33,958
Median home value: $92,200
Median gross rent: $414
Housing units: 841
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6211,636

Median household income

$27,391$33,958

Median home value

$79,900$92,200

Median gross rent

$406$414

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,621	$27,391	$79,900	$406
2020	1,846	$33,468	$87,800	$358
2021	1,929	$34,647	$84,600	$388
2022	1,913	$32,375	$91,000	$345
2023	1,636	$33,958	$92,200	$414

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

Age distribution

Under 512.0%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	12.0%
5 to 17	171	10.5%
18 to 24	222	13.6%
25 to 34	200	12.2%
35 to 44	128	7.8%
45 to 54	268	16.4%
55 to 64	237	14.5%
65 to 74	75	4.6%
75 and over	138	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	475	29.0%
Black or African American	1,011	61.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	1.3%
Two or more races	108	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate48.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	8.0%
High school graduate	507	48.5%
Some college or associate's	342	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	78	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone97.8%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	572	97.8%
Carpooled	5	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	12.1%
15 to 29 min	148	25.6%
30 to 44 min	246	42.6%
45 to 59 min	86	14.9%
60+ min	27	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 39.2% (622 of 1,586)

	Count	Share
Family households	376	54.8%
Nonfamily households	310	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	686	81.6%
Vacant	155	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	351	51.2%
Renter-occupied	335	48.8%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	453	53.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	96	11.4%
5 to 19 units	61	7.3%
20 or more units	40	4.8%
Mobile home & other	187	22.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0164104
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.3783, -88.0173