Coffeeville vs Whatley

A side-by-side comparison of Coffeeville and Whatley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whatley has the higher population (285 vs 237 in Coffeeville). Whatley has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $31,964 in Coffeeville). Since 2019, Whatley's population has grown faster (+1.8% vs -54.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Coffeeville	Whatley
Population	237	285
Median age	44.3 yrs	22.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,964	$71,250
Median home value	$79,300	—
Housing units	197	215
Homeownership rate	62.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	32.2%	31.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coffeeville	Whatley
Population	516 → 237 (-54.1%)	280 → 285 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$30,833 → $31,964 (+3.7%)	—
Median home value	$109,800 → $79,300 (-27.8%)	$85,600 → $163,400 (+90.9%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $383 (-31.6%)	—

Coffeeville

Population

516237

Median household income

$30,833$31,964

Median home value

$109,800$79,300

Median gross rent

$560$383

Whatley

Population

280285

Median home value

$85,600$163,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coffeeville	Whatley
Under 5	8.0%	21.1%
5 to 17	9.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	16.9%	36.8%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	18.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	2.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.3%	5.3%
75 and over	17.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coffeeville	Whatley
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	69.2%	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	3.8%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coffeeville	Whatley
No high school diploma	14.2%	22.5%
High school graduate	71.6%	62.5%
Some college or associate's	7.7%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coffeeville	Whatley
Drove alone	86.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.6%	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	11.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coffeeville	Whatley
1-unit, detached	72.1%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Coffeeville	Whatley
Poverty rate	23.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	—
Median year structure built	1978	1983