New Site

Population: 740
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $166,700

New Site is a community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, home to 740 residents. The median household income of $66,875 is above the Tallapoosa County median ($57,185).

From 2019 to 2023, New Site's population declined 12.0% from 841 to 740, while its median home value rose 56.5% from $106,500 to $166,700.

91.0% of workers drive to work alone. 88.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 740
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $166,700
Median gross rent: $586
Housing units: 390
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

841740

Median household income

$52,232$66,875

Median home value

$106,500$166,700

Median gross rent

$738$586

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	841	$52,232	$106,500	$738
2020	810	$55,114	$131,300	$725
2021	830	$55,000	$123,700	$540
2022	746	$63,571	$157,200	—
2023	740	$66,875	$166,700	$586

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

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.3%
5 to 17	141	19.1%
18 to 24	47	6.4%
25 to 34	105	14.2%
35 to 44	78	10.5%
45 to 54	108	14.6%
55 to 64	83	11.2%
65 to 74	85	11.5%
75 and over	91	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	651	88.0%
Black or African American	34	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	13.3%
High school graduate	187	34.0%
Some college or associate's	192	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	38	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	60	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	293	91.0%
Carpooled	13	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	9.8%
15 to 29 min	150	49.0%
30 to 44 min	58	19.0%
45 to 59 min	40	13.1%
60+ min	28	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 13.0% (96 of 740)

	Count	Share
Family households	209	63.7%
Nonfamily households	119	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	328	84.1%
Vacant	62	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	284	86.6%
Renter-occupied	44	13.4%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	88.5%
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	45	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0154432
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.0260, -85.7845