Harpersville

Population: 1,649
Median household income: $72,941
Median home value: $186,300

Harpersville is a community in Shelby County, Alabama, home to 1,649 residents. At $72,941, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $93,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harpersville's population grew 11.2% from 1,483 to 1,649, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $140,100 to $186,300.

The median gross rent is $929. 14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,649
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,941
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 765
Homeownership rate: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4831,649

Median household income

$57,639$72,941

Median home value

$140,100$186,300

Median gross rent

$1,011$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,483	$57,639	$140,100	$1,011
2020	1,706	$61,118	$161,300	$867
2021	1,589	$66,303	$157,800	$740
2022	1,654	$70,919	$182,100	$876
2023	1,649	$72,941	$186,300	$929

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	3.4%
5 to 17	327	19.8%
18 to 24	110	6.7%
25 to 34	104	6.3%
35 to 44	259	15.7%
45 to 54	236	14.3%
55 to 64	153	9.3%
65 to 74	294	17.8%
75 and over	110	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,335	81.0%
Black or African American	266	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	33	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	12.7%
High school graduate	376	32.5%
Some college or associate's	471	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	81	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	81	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	559	80.1%
Carpooled	106	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	3.6%
Other means	8	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	14.0%
15 to 29 min	123	18.3%
30 to 44 min	250	37.1%
45 to 59 min	92	13.7%
60+ min	114	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 8.2% (136 of 1,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	425	66.8%
Nonfamily households	211	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	636	83.1%
Vacant	129	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	555	87.3%
Renter-occupied	81	12.7%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	580	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	9	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	175	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0133256
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 33.3177, -86.4284