Hayden vs Locust Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Hayden and Locust Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hayden has the higher population (1,453 vs 1,312 in Locust Fork). Hayden has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $42,045 in Locust Fork). Hayden has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $169,600 in Locust Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Hayden	Locust Fork
Population	1,453	1,312
Median age	44.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,625	$42,045
Median home value	$233,500	$169,600
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,054
Housing units	593	538
Homeownership rate	93.6%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayden	Locust Fork
Population	1,244 → 1,453 (+16.8%)	1,478 → 1,312 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$57,448 → $80,625 (+40.3%)	$57,344 → $42,045 (-26.7%)
Median home value	$155,100 → $233,500 (+50.5%)	$106,600 → $169,600 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,175 (+29.0%)	$890 → $1,054 (+18.4%)

Hayden

Population

1,2441,453

Median household income

$57,448$80,625

Median home value

$155,100$233,500

Median gross rent

$911$1,175

Locust Fork

Population

1,4781,312

Median household income

$57,344$42,045

Median home value

$106,600$169,600

Median gross rent

$890$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayden	Locust Fork
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	21.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.5%
75 and over	10.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayden	Locust Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayden	Locust Fork
No high school diploma	8.3%	16.2%
High school graduate	34.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayden	Locust Fork
Drove alone	80.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	2.3%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayden	Locust Fork
1-unit, detached	80.9%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Hayden	Locust Fork
Poverty rate	13.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1986	1995