Ray vs Rockford

A side-by-side comparison of Ray and Rockford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockford has the higher population (776 vs 488 in Ray). Ray has the higher median household income ($68,487 vs $54,000 in Rockford). Ray has the higher median home value ($142,800 vs $95,000 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Ray	Rockford
Population	488	776
Median age	49.1 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,487	$54,000
Median home value	$142,800	$95,000
Median gross rent	—	$525
Housing units	233	314
Homeownership rate	84.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	32.6%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ray	Rockford
Population	300 → 488 (+62.7%)	838 → 776 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$40,909 → $68,487 (+67.4%)	$25,625 → $54,000 (+110.7%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $142,800 (+26.9%)	$85,800 → $95,000 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$417 → $525 (+25.9%)

Ray

Population

300488

Median household income

$40,909$68,487

Median home value

$112,500$142,800

Rockford

Population

838776

Median household income

$25,625$54,000

Median home value

$85,800$95,000

Median gross rent

$417$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ray	Rockford
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	3.3%	4.6%
18 to 24	26.4%	23.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	16.8%	16.5%
55 to 64	25.4%	19.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	4.6%
75 and over	2.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ray	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	50.2%	64.0%
Black or African American	45.9%	29.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ray	Rockford
No high school diploma	8.7%	13.6%
High school graduate	32.7%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ray	Rockford
Drove alone	86.1%	89.4%
Carpooled	13.9%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ray	Rockford
1-unit, detached	54.5%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.2%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Ray	Rockford
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1991	1983