Clanton vs Jemison

A side-by-side comparison of Clanton and Jemison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clanton has the higher population (8,862 vs 2,728 in Jemison). Jemison has the higher median household income ($54,468 vs $49,952 in Clanton). Clanton has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $145,900 in Jemison).

Population, income & housing

	Clanton	Jemison
Population	8,862	2,728
Median age	39.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,952	$54,468
Median home value	$158,200	$145,900
Median gross rent	$948	$1,000
Housing units	3,919	1,122
Homeownership rate	65.3%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clanton	Jemison
Population	8,700 → 8,862 (+1.9%)	2,630 → 2,728 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$44,782 → $49,952 (+11.5%)	$46,328 → $54,468 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $158,200 (+20.1%)	$109,500 → $145,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $948 (+38.4%)	$734 → $1,000 (+36.2%)

Clanton

Population

8,7008,862

Median household income

$44,782$49,952

Median home value

$131,700$158,200

Median gross rent

$685$948

Jemison

Population

2,6302,728

Median household income

$46,328$54,468

Median home value

$109,500$145,900

Median gross rent

$734$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clanton	Jemison
Under 5	5.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.8%
75 and over	10.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clanton	Jemison
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	76.5%
Black or African American	13.0%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clanton	Jemison
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clanton	Jemison
Drove alone	82.1%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clanton	Jemison
1-unit, detached	70.0%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Clanton	Jemison
Poverty rate	12.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1977	1975