Lisman vs Needham

A side-by-side comparison of Lisman and Needham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lisman has the higher population (490 vs 83 in Needham). Needham has the higher median household income ($78,906 vs $42,109 in Lisman). Since 2019, Needham's population has grown faster (+13.7% vs -15.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Lisman	Needham
Population	490	83
Median age	49.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,109	$78,906
Median home value	$73,300	—
Housing units	254	49
Homeownership rate	92.7%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lisman	Needham
Population	580 → 490 (-15.5%)	73 → 83 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$33,214 → $42,109 (+26.8%)	$38,125 → $78,906 (+107.0%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $73,300 (+9.6%)	$53,900 → $57,500 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $823 (+10.5%)	—

Lisman

Population

580490

Median household income

$33,214$42,109

Median home value

$66,900$73,300

Median gross rent

$745$823

Needham

Population

7383

Median household income

$38,125$78,906

Median home value

$53,900$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lisman	Needham
Under 5	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	8.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	16.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	7.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	18.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	38.6%
65 to 74	18.8%	7.2%
75 and over	12.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lisman	Needham
White (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	91.8%	0.0%
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	7.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lisman	Needham
No high school diploma	13.4%	14.5%
High school graduate	19.8%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	47.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lisman	Needham
Drove alone	95.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lisman	Needham
1-unit, detached	68.1%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Lisman	Needham
Poverty rate	29.0%	6.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	47	46
Median year structure built	1989	1976