East Point vs Joppa

A side-by-side comparison of East Point and Joppa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Point has the higher population (447 vs 419 in Joppa). East Point has the higher median home value ($201,700 vs $167,100 in Joppa). Since 2019, East Point's population has grown faster (+72.6% vs -36.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Point	Joppa
Population	447	419
Median age	33.1 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median home value	$201,700	$167,100
Housing units	108	135
Homeownership rate	93.5%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Point	Joppa
Population	259 → 447 (+72.6%)	664 → 419 (-36.9%)
Median household income	$68,060 → $78,703 (+15.6%)	—
Median home value	$105,600 → $201,700 (+91.0%)	$105,600 → $167,100 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$693 → $935 (+34.9%)

East Point

Population

259447

Median household income

$68,060$78,703

Median home value

$105,600$201,700

Joppa

Population

664419

Median home value

$105,600$167,100

Median gross rent

$693$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Point	Joppa
Under 5	13.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	32.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	21.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	3.8%	7.2%
65 to 74	2.0%	5.0%
75 and over	0.0%	21.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Point	Joppa
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Point	Joppa
No high school diploma	11.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	14.4%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	58.0%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Point	Joppa
Drove alone	92.5%	67.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	25.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Point	Joppa
1-unit, detached	92.6%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	East Point	Joppa
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.6%
Average household size	4.14	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1983	1993