Wilton

Population: 691
Median household income: $54,000
Median home value: $145,800

Located in Shelby County, Alabama, Wilton is a community with a population of 691. Its median household income of $54,000 runs below the Shelby County figure of $93,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilton's population declined 7.7% from 749 to 691, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $106,400 to $145,800.

Owners occupy 76.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 691
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,000
Median home value: $145,800
Median gross rent: $391
Housing units: 246
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

749691

Median household income

$49,028$54,000

Median home value

$106,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$518$391

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	749	$49,028	$106,400	$518
2020	813	$49,702	$113,600	$533
2021	879	$53,594	$109,900	$543
2022	685	$55,000	$135,300	$438
2023	691	$54,000	$145,800	$391

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	9.3%
5 to 17	125	18.1%
18 to 24	95	13.7%
25 to 34	121	17.5%
35 to 44	77	11.1%
45 to 54	87	12.6%
55 to 64	44	6.4%
65 to 74	40	5.8%
75 and over	38	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	295	42.7%
Black or African American	248	35.9%
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	29	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	22.9%
High school graduate	172	42.3%
Some college or associate's	105	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	24	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	225	77.6%
Carpooled	46	15.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.4%
Other means	15	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	22.4%
15 to 29 min	122	42.7%
30 to 44 min	30	10.5%
45 to 59 min	55	19.2%
60+ min	15	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 14.3% (99 of 691)

	Count	Share
Family households	165	72.4%
Nonfamily households	63	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	228	92.7%
Vacant	18	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	76.8%
Renter-occupied	53	23.2%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	15.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0182872
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.0816, -86.8797