Daleville vs Fort Rucker

A side-by-side comparison of Daleville and Fort Rucker: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Rucker has the higher population (5,221 vs 4,891 in Daleville). Fort Rucker has the higher median household income ($75,875 vs $45,522 in Daleville). Since 2019, Fort Rucker's population has grown faster (-1.7% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
Population	4,891	5,221
Median age	42.1 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,522	$75,875
Median home value	$114,400	—
Median gross rent	$783	$1,402
Housing units	2,781	1,581
Homeownership rate	54.1%	1.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
Population	5,123 → 4,891 (-4.5%)	5,311 → 5,221 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$41,376 → $45,522 (+10.0%)	$70,024 → $75,875 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $114,400 (+23.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$660 → $783 (+18.6%)	$1,165 → $1,402 (+20.3%)

Daleville

Population

5,1234,891

Median household income

$41,376$45,522

Median home value

$92,600$114,400

Median gross rent

$660$783

Fort Rucker

Population

5,3115,221

Median household income

$70,024$75,875

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
Under 5	6.4%	17.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	16.6%	36.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	2.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	0.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	0.5%
75 and over	5.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
White (non-Hispanic)	51.4%	64.9%
Black or African American	28.9%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
No high school diploma	13.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	31.5%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
Drove alone	81.7%	71.9%
Carpooled	10.9%	7.6%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.8%
Other means	3.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
1-unit, detached	46.4%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	33.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Daleville	Fort Rucker
Poverty rate	14.0%	13.3%
Average household size	2.06	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1981	1988