Elberta vs Stapleton

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

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

Stapleton has the higher population (2,606 vs 2,209 in Elberta). Stapleton has the higher median household income ($127,535 vs $57,996 in Elberta). Since 2019, Stapleton's population has grown faster (+83.4% vs +29.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Elberta	Stapleton
Population	2,209	2,606
Median age	49.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,996	$127,535
Median home value	$215,600	—
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	1,140	790
Homeownership rate	70.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elberta	Stapleton
Population	1,709 → 2,209 (+29.3%)	1,421 → 2,606 (+83.4%)
Median household income	$40,278 → $57,996 (+44.0%)	$81,007 → $127,535 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $215,600 (+77.9%)	$195,100 → $281,100 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $900 (+33.1%)	$793 → $724 (-8.7%)

Elberta

Population

1,7092,209

Median household income

$40,278$57,996

Median home value

$121,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$676$900

Stapleton

Population

1,4212,606

Median household income

$81,007$127,535

Median home value

$195,100$281,100

Median gross rent

$793$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elberta	Stapleton
Under 5	5.7%	13.6%
5 to 17	9.0%	25.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	8.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.0%
75 and over	9.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elberta	Stapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	4.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elberta	Stapleton
No high school diploma	12.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	37.2%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elberta	Stapleton
Drove alone	82.3%	96.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	1.9%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elberta	Stapleton
1-unit, detached	57.5%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.5%
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%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Elberta	Stapleton
Poverty rate	22.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.33	3.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1993	2003