Bon Secour vs Elberta

A side-by-side comparison of Bon Secour and Elberta: population, income, housing, and more.

Bon Secour and Elberta are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bon Secour has the higher population (3,094 vs 2,209 in Elberta). Bon Secour has the higher median household income ($60,833 vs $57,996 in Elberta). Bon Secour has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $215,600 in Elberta).

Population, income & housing

	Bon Secour	Elberta
Population	3,094	2,209
Median age	38.8 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,833	$57,996
Median home value	$266,100	$215,600
Median gross rent	—	$900
Housing units	1,368	1,140
Homeownership rate	65.6%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bon Secour	Elberta
Population	1,234 → 3,094 (+150.7%)	1,709 → 2,209 (+29.3%)
Median household income	$27,674 → $60,833 (+119.8%)	$40,278 → $57,996 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $266,100 (+71.1%)	$121,200 → $215,600 (+77.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$676 → $900 (+33.1%)

Bon Secour

Population

1,2343,094

Median household income

$27,674$60,833

Median home value

$155,500$266,100

Elberta

Population

1,7092,209

Median household income

$40,278$57,996

Median home value

$121,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$676$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bon Secour	Elberta
Under 5	2.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	9.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	23.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	7.6%
45 to 54	15.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.3%
75 and over	4.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bon Secour	Elberta
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	90.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bon Secour	Elberta
No high school diploma	9.4%	12.0%
High school graduate	34.2%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bon Secour	Elberta
Drove alone	84.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	13.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bon Secour	Elberta
1-unit, detached	64.1%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Bon Secour	Elberta
Poverty rate	17.2%	22.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	2001	1993