Elberta vs Lillian

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

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

Elberta has the higher population (2,209 vs 1,889 in Lillian). Lillian has the higher median household income ($65,313 vs $57,996 in Elberta). Lillian has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $215,600 in Elberta).

Population, income & housing

	Elberta	Lillian
Population	2,209	1,889
Median age	49.8 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,996	$65,313
Median home value	$215,600	$244,000
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	1,140	672
Homeownership rate	70.4%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elberta	Lillian
Population	1,709 → 2,209 (+29.3%)	1,728 → 1,889 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$40,278 → $57,996 (+44.0%)	$54,362 → $65,313 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $215,600 (+77.9%)	$170,300 → $244,000 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $900 (+33.1%)	—

Elberta

Population

1,7092,209

Median household income

$40,278$57,996

Median home value

$121,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$676$900

Lillian

Population

1,7281,889

Median household income

$54,362$65,313

Median home value

$170,300$244,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elberta	Lillian
Under 5	5.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	9.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	5.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	22.3%
75 and over	9.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elberta	Lillian
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elberta	Lillian
No high school diploma	12.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	37.2%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elberta	Lillian
Drove alone	82.3%	44.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	32.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.5%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elberta	Lillian
1-unit, detached	57.5%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Elberta	Lillian
Poverty rate	22.1%	1.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1993	1997