Needham vs Silas

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

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

Silas has the higher population (505 vs 83 in Needham). Needham has the higher median household income ($78,906 vs $66,591 in Silas). Since 2019, Needham's population has grown faster (+13.7% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Needham	Silas
Population	83	505
Median age	50.8 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,906	$66,591
Median home value	—	$87,100
Housing units	49	216
Homeownership rate	90.3%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Needham	Silas
Population	73 → 83 (+13.7%)	513 → 505 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $78,906 (+107.0%)	$40,625 → $66,591 (+63.9%)
Median home value	$53,900 → $57,500 (+6.7%)	$82,500 → $87,100 (+5.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$574 → $593 (+3.3%)

Needham

Population

7383

Median household income

$38,125$78,906

Median home value

$53,900$57,500

Silas

Population

513505

Median household income

$40,625$66,591

Median home value

$82,500$87,100

Median gross rent

$574$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Needham	Silas
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	8.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	16.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	19.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	5.9%
45 to 54	18.1%	24.0%
55 to 64	38.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.7%
75 and over	3.6%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Needham	Silas
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.8%
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	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Needham	Silas
No high school diploma	14.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	41.9%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Needham	Silas
Drove alone	100.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Needham	Silas
1-unit, detached	93.9%	71.3%
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	6.1%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Needham	Silas
Poverty rate	6.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.68	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	46	38
Median year structure built	1976	1982