Elberta vs Point Clear

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

Elberta and Point Clear 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 1,858 in Point Clear). Elberta has the higher median household income ($57,996 vs $45,898 in Point Clear). Point Clear has the higher median home value ($888,700 vs $215,600 in Elberta).

Population, income & housing

	Elberta	Point Clear
Population	2,209	1,858
Median age	49.8 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,996	$45,898
Median home value	$215,600	$888,700
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	1,140	1,106
Homeownership rate	70.4%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elberta	Point Clear
Population	1,709 → 2,209 (+29.3%)	2,652 → 1,858 (-29.9%)
Median household income	$40,278 → $57,996 (+44.0%)	$56,556 → $45,898 (-18.8%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $215,600 (+77.9%)	$508,200 → $888,700 (+74.9%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $900 (+33.1%)	$1,048 → $383 (-63.5%)

Elberta

Population

1,7092,209

Median household income

$40,278$57,996

Median home value

$121,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$676$900

Point Clear

Population

2,6521,858

Median household income

$56,556$45,898

Median home value

$508,200$888,700

Median gross rent

$1,048$383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elberta	Point Clear
Under 5	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	11.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	0.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	1.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	15.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	25.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	19.3%
75 and over	9.0%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elberta	Point Clear
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	73.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	26.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elberta	Point Clear
No high school diploma	12.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	37.2%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	28.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elberta	Point Clear
Drove alone	82.3%	94.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.5%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elberta	Point Clear
1-unit, detached	57.5%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Elberta	Point Clear
Poverty rate	22.1%	14.0%
Average household size	2.33	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1993	1993