Ariton vs Grimes

A side-by-side comparison of Ariton and Grimes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ariton has the higher population (706 vs 515 in Grimes). Ariton has the higher median household income ($34,943 vs $32,500 in Grimes). Ariton has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $80,700 in Grimes).

Population, income & housing

	Ariton	Grimes
Population	706	515
Median age	33.5 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,943	$32,500
Median home value	$116,900	$80,700
Median gross rent	$804	$783
Housing units	268	270
Homeownership rate	81.6%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ariton	Grimes
Population	837 → 706 (-15.7%)	717 → 515 (-28.2%)
Median household income	$33,000 → $34,943 (+5.9%)	$40,595 → $32,500 (-19.9%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $116,900 (-0.3%)	$66,000 → $80,700 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $804 (+97.1%)	$933 → $783 (-16.1%)

Ariton

Population

837706

Median household income

$33,000$34,943

Median home value

$117,200$116,900

Median gross rent

$408$804

Grimes

Population

717515

Median household income

$40,595$32,500

Median home value

$66,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$933$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ariton	Grimes
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	9.7%
18 to 24	11.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	5.4%
35 to 44	6.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	15.5%
75 and over	5.9%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ariton	Grimes
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	51.3%
Black or African American	11.9%	46.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ariton	Grimes
No high school diploma	16.7%	23.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ariton	Grimes
Drove alone	87.6%	98.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ariton	Grimes
1-unit, detached	75.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	Ariton	Grimes
Poverty rate	27.9%	27.4%
Average household size	3.17	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1976	1985