Montevallo

Population: 7,429
Median household income: $54,665
Median home value: $210,400

Located in Shelby County, Alabama, Montevallo is a community with a population of 7,429. Its median household income of $54,665 runs below the Shelby County figure of $93,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montevallo's population grew 11.0% from 6,693 to 7,429, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $160,300 to $210,400.

74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1992.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,429
Median age: 26.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,665
Median home value: $210,400
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 2,683
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6937,429

Median household income

$49,650$54,665

Median home value

$160,300$210,400

Median gross rent

$743$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,693	$49,650	$160,300	$743
2020	6,829	$38,066	$158,200	$731
2021	6,968	$43,504	$163,100	$768
2022	7,288	$56,500	$188,800	$942
2023	7,429	$54,665	$210,400	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2431.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	281	3.8%
5 to 17	942	12.7%
18 to 24	2,304	31.0%
25 to 34	780	10.5%
35 to 44	597	8.0%
45 to 54	706	9.5%
55 to 64	642	8.6%
65 to 74	709	9.5%
75 and over	468	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,700	63.3%
Black or African American	1,866	25.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	168	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	163	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	512	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	370	9.5%
High school graduate	1,027	26.3%
Some college or associate's	1,301	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	800	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	404	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,257	72.6%
Carpooled	208	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	239	7.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	393	12.6%
Other means	12	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	803	29.6%
15 to 29 min	650	23.9%
30 to 44 min	648	23.9%
45 to 59 min	350	12.9%
60+ min	265	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 15.2% (869 of 5,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,422	57.3%
Nonfamily households	1,059	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,481	92.5%
Vacant	202	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,604	64.7%
Renter-occupied	877	35.3%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,990	74.2%
1-unit, attached	10	0.4%
2 to 4 units	250	9.3%
5 to 19 units	270	10.1%
20 or more units	52	1.9%
Mobile home & other	111	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0150312
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 33.1261, -86.8477