Florala vs River Falls

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

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

Florala has the higher population (1,841 vs 534 in River Falls). Florala has the higher median household income ($34,857 vs $33,281 in River Falls). River Falls has the higher median home value ($85,700 vs $81,000 in Florala).

Population, income & housing

	Florala	River Falls
Population	1,841	534
Median age	44.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,857	$33,281
Median home value	$81,000	$85,700
Median gross rent	$581	$761
Housing units	1,078	245
Homeownership rate	59.9%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florala	River Falls
Population	1,551 → 1,841 (+18.7%)	585 → 534 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$27,944 → $34,857 (+24.7%)	$34,917 → $33,281 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $81,000 (+3.8%)	$72,000 → $85,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $581 (+9.2%)	$672 → $761 (+13.2%)

Florala

Population

1,5511,841

Median household income

$27,944$34,857

Median home value

$78,000$81,000

Median gross rent

$532$581

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)

	Florala	River Falls
Under 5	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	10.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	17.9%	6.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	27.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.1%
75 and over	12.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florala	River Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	42.5%
Black or African American	21.8%	57.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florala	River Falls
No high school diploma	19.7%	10.3%
High school graduate	40.3%	61.1%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florala	River Falls
Drove alone	79.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	17.5%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florala	River Falls
1-unit, detached	73.5%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Florala	River Falls
Poverty rate	20.0%	21.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	40	17
Median year structure built	1970	1979