Stapleton vs Summerdale

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

Stapleton and Summerdale 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 1,589 in Summerdale). Stapleton has the higher median household income ($127,535 vs $67,768 in Summerdale). Since 2019, Stapleton's population has grown faster (+83.4% vs +40.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Stapleton	Summerdale
Population	2,606	1,589
Median age	37.2 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$127,535	$67,768
Median home value	—	$244,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,038
Housing units	790	691
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stapleton	Summerdale
Population	1,421 → 2,606 (+83.4%)	1,135 → 1,589 (+40.0%)
Median household income	$81,007 → $127,535 (+57.4%)	$48,750 → $67,768 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $281,100 (+44.1%)	$173,200 → $244,900 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $724 (-8.7%)	$821 → $1,038 (+26.4%)

Stapleton

Population

1,4212,606

Median household income

$81,007$127,535

Median home value

$195,100$281,100

Median gross rent

$793$724

Summerdale

Population

1,1351,589

Median household income

$48,750$67,768

Median home value

$173,200$244,900

Median gross rent

$821$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stapleton	Summerdale
Under 5	13.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	25.1%	9.6%
18 to 24	1.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	8.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	15.7%
75 and over	3.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stapleton	Summerdale
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stapleton	Summerdale
No high school diploma	12.1%	12.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stapleton	Summerdale
Drove alone	96.6%	81.6%
Carpooled	1.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stapleton	Summerdale
1-unit, detached	80.9%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Stapleton	Summerdale
Poverty rate	7.9%	6.4%
Average household size	3.86	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	2003	2002