Andalusia vs River Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Andalusia and River Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Andalusia has the higher population (8,841 vs 534 in River Falls). Andalusia has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $33,281 in River Falls). Andalusia has the higher median home value ($156,000 vs $85,700 in River Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Andalusia	River Falls
Population	8,841	534
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$33,281
Median home value	$156,000	$85,700
Median gross rent	$680	$761
Housing units	4,258	245
Homeownership rate	65.8%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andalusia	River Falls
Population	8,772 → 8,841 (+0.8%)	585 → 534 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$37,708 → $47,500 (+26.0%)	$34,917 → $33,281 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $156,000 (+38.7%)	$72,000 → $85,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $680 (+5.1%)	$672 → $761 (+13.2%)

Andalusia

Population

8,7728,841

Median household income

$37,708$47,500

Median home value

$112,500$156,000

Median gross rent

$647$680

River Falls

Population

585534

Median household income

$34,917$33,281

Median home value

$72,000$85,700

Median gross rent

$672$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andalusia	River Falls
Under 5	7.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	6.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	27.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.1%
75 and over	7.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andalusia	River Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	42.5%
Black or African American	24.6%	57.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andalusia	River Falls
No high school diploma	14.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	31.3%	61.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andalusia	River Falls
Drove alone	85.1%	82.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andalusia	River Falls
1-unit, detached	79.5%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Andalusia	River Falls
Poverty rate	23.1%	21.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1974	1979