Ariton vs Napier Field

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

Ariton and Napier Field 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 505 in Napier Field). Napier Field has the higher median household income ($43,393 vs $34,943 in Ariton). Ariton has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $81,900 in Napier Field).

Population, income & housing

	Ariton	Napier Field
Population	706	505
Median age	33.5 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,943	$43,393
Median home value	$116,900	$81,900
Median gross rent	$804	$783
Housing units	268	224
Homeownership rate	81.6%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ariton	Napier Field
Population	837 → 706 (-15.7%)	532 → 505 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$33,000 → $34,943 (+5.9%)	$32,500 → $43,393 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $116,900 (-0.3%)	$60,500 → $81,900 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $804 (+97.1%)	$626 → $783 (+25.1%)

Ariton

Population

837706

Median household income

$33,000$34,943

Median home value

$117,200$116,900

Median gross rent

$408$804

Napier Field

Population

532505

Median household income

$32,500$43,393

Median home value

$60,500$81,900

Median gross rent

$626$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ariton	Napier Field
Under 5	7.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	27.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	4.0%	8.7%
75 and over	5.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ariton	Napier Field
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	75.8%
Black or African American	11.9%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ariton	Napier Field
No high school diploma	16.7%	17.7%
High school graduate	42.8%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ariton	Napier Field
Drove alone	87.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ariton	Napier Field
1-unit, detached	75.0%	40.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	26.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Ariton	Napier Field
Poverty rate	27.9%	18.0%
Average household size	3.17	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1976	1956