Vandiver

Population: 890
Median household income: $36,250

Vandiver, a community in Shelby County, Alabama, has 890 residents. At $36,250, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $93,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vandiver's population declined 6.2% from 949 to 890.

The typical home was built around 1994. 20.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 890
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 400
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

949890

Median household income

$23,710$36,250

Median home value

$124,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$687$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	949	$23,710	$124,300	$687
2020	914	$22,700	—	$695
2021	995	$24,070	$116,400	$770
2022	1,166	$27,113	—	$845
2023	890	$36,250	—	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5420.8%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.7%
5 to 17	121	13.6%
18 to 24	38	4.3%
25 to 34	82	9.2%
35 to 44	68	7.6%
45 to 54	185	20.8%
55 to 64	157	17.6%
65 to 74	114	12.8%
75 and over	110	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	832	93.5%
Black or African American	23	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	23.5%
High school graduate	257	35.9%
Some college or associate's	147	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	82	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	62	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled31.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	55.6%
Carpooled	91	31.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	13.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	19.7%
15 to 29 min	84	33.1%
30 to 44 min	26	10.2%
45 to 59 min	94	37.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 20.1% (179 of 890)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	54.3%
Nonfamily households	183	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	400	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	273	68.3%
Renter-occupied	127	31.8%

1-unit, detached51.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	205	51.2%
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	195	48.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0178312
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.54 sq mi
Center point: 33.4589, -86.5292