Petrey vs Rutledge

A side-by-side comparison of Petrey and Rutledge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutledge has the higher population (223 vs 66 in Petrey). Petrey has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $57,625 in Rutledge). Petrey has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $58,700 in Rutledge).

Population, income & housing

	Petrey	Rutledge
Population	66	223
Median age	50.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$57,625
Median home value	$77,500	$58,700
Median gross rent	—	$637
Housing units	37	122
Homeownership rate	65.6%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Petrey	Rutledge
Population	66 → 66 (+0.0%)	357 → 223 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$56,146 → $65,000 (+15.8%)	$50,125 → $57,625 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $77,500 (+2.2%)	$85,000 → $58,700 (-30.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$508 → $637 (+25.4%)

Petrey

Population

6666

Median household income

$56,146$65,000

Median home value

$75,800$77,500

Rutledge

Population

357223

Median household income

$50,125$57,625

Median home value

$85,000$58,700

Median gross rent

$508$637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Petrey	Rutledge
Under 5	3.0%	13.5%
5 to 17	1.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	34.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	6.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	25.8%	9.0%
75 and over	4.5%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Petrey	Rutledge
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	72.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Petrey	Rutledge
No high school diploma	3.2%	29.9%
High school graduate	33.3%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Petrey	Rutledge
Drove alone	47.4%	75.5%
Carpooled	18.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	7.4%
Other means	18.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Petrey	Rutledge
1-unit, detached	81.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Petrey	Rutledge
Poverty rate	9.1%	27.4%
Average household size	2.06	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1958	1983