Grimes vs Midland City

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

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

Midland City has the higher population (1,803 vs 515 in Grimes). Midland City has the higher median household income ($35,638 vs $32,500 in Grimes). Midland City has the higher median home value ($153,400 vs $80,700 in Grimes).

Population, income & housing

	Grimes	Midland City
Population	515	1,803
Median age	51.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$32,500	$35,638
Median home value	$80,700	$153,400
Median gross rent	$783	$581
Housing units	270	1,031
Homeownership rate	72.3%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grimes	Midland City
Population	717 → 515 (-28.2%)	1,961 → 1,803 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$40,595 → $32,500 (-19.9%)	$27,895 → $35,638 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $80,700 (+22.3%)	$100,800 → $153,400 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $783 (-16.1%)	$647 → $581 (-10.2%)

Grimes

Population

717515

Median household income

$40,595$32,500

Median home value

$66,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$933$783

Midland City

Population

1,9611,803

Median household income

$27,895$35,638

Median home value

$100,800$153,400

Median gross rent

$647$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grimes	Midland City
Under 5	6.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	9.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	5.4%	24.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	15.0%
75 and over	15.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grimes	Midland City
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	54.6%
Black or African American	46.6%	41.2%
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%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grimes	Midland City
No high school diploma	23.5%	19.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grimes	Midland City
Drove alone	98.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.5%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	2.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grimes	Midland City
1-unit, detached	68.1%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	19.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	30.7%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Grimes	Midland City
Poverty rate	27.4%	21.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1985	1978