Ariton vs Level Plains

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

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

Level Plains has the higher population (1,608 vs 706 in Ariton). Level Plains has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $34,943 in Ariton). Level Plains has the higher median home value ($125,300 vs $116,900 in Ariton).

Population, income & housing

	Ariton	Level Plains
Population	706	1,608
Median age	33.5 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,943	$64,167
Median home value	$116,900	$125,300
Median gross rent	$804	$826
Housing units	268	804
Homeownership rate	81.6%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ariton	Level Plains
Population	837 → 706 (-15.7%)	2,102 → 1,608 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$33,000 → $34,943 (+5.9%)	$60,969 → $64,167 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $116,900 (-0.3%)	$157,100 → $125,300 (-20.2%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $804 (+97.1%)	$1,264 → $826 (-34.7%)

Ariton

Population

837706

Median household income

$33,000$34,943

Median home value

$117,200$116,900

Median gross rent

$408$804

Level Plains

Population

2,1021,608

Median household income

$60,969$64,167

Median home value

$157,100$125,300

Median gross rent

$1,264$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ariton	Level Plains
Under 5	7.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	8.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	6.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	19.6%
55 to 64	15.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	10.2%
75 and over	5.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ariton	Level Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	59.1%
Black or African American	11.9%	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ariton	Level Plains
No high school diploma	16.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	42.8%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ariton	Level Plains
Drove alone	87.6%	84.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.3%
Other means	1.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ariton	Level Plains
1-unit, detached	75.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Ariton	Level Plains
Poverty rate	27.9%	10.0%
Average household size	3.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1976	1989