West Blocton vs Woodstock

A side-by-side comparison of West Blocton and Woodstock: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Blocton has the higher population (1,320 vs 1,282 in Woodstock). Woodstock has the higher median household income ($71,154 vs $37,537 in West Blocton). Woodstock has the higher median home value ($190,700 vs $107,400 in West Blocton).

Population, income & housing

	West Blocton	Woodstock
Population	1,320	1,282
Median age	32.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,537	$71,154
Median home value	$107,400	$190,700
Median gross rent	$955	$597
Housing units	549	486
Homeownership rate	68.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Blocton	Woodstock
Population	1,240 → 1,320 (+6.5%)	1,972 → 1,282 (-35.0%)
Median household income	$33,625 → $37,537 (+11.6%)	$64,728 → $71,154 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $107,400 (+28.3%)	$130,300 → $190,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $955 (+12.5%)	$569 → $597 (+4.9%)

West Blocton

Population

1,2401,320

Median household income

$33,625$37,537

Median home value

$83,700$107,400

Median gross rent

$849$955

Woodstock

Population

1,9721,282

Median household income

$64,728$71,154

Median home value

$130,300$190,700

Median gross rent

$569$597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Blocton	Woodstock
Under 5	2.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	25.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	6.9%
65 to 74	3.9%	8.0%
75 and over	11.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Blocton	Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	13.7%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Blocton	Woodstock
No high school diploma	17.2%	16.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Blocton	Woodstock
Drove alone	84.3%	84.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Blocton	Woodstock
1-unit, detached	76.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	West Blocton	Woodstock
Poverty rate	26.9%	15.4%
Average household size	2.61	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1983	1994