Geraldine vs Ider

A side-by-side comparison of Geraldine and Ider: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Geraldine has the higher population (1,340 vs 871 in Ider). Geraldine has the higher median household income ($62,768 vs $42,500 in Ider). Geraldine has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $150,800 in Ider).

Population, income & housing

	Geraldine	Ider
Population	1,340	871
Median age	34.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,768	$42,500
Median home value	$199,400	$150,800
Median gross rent	$391	—
Housing units	505	394
Homeownership rate	76.1%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geraldine	Ider
Population	1,116 → 1,340 (+20.1%)	682 → 871 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$42,279 → $62,768 (+48.5%)	$37,019 → $42,500 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $199,400 (+41.9%)	$107,300 → $150,800 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $391 (-36.1%)	$423 → $588 (+39.0%)

Geraldine

Population

1,1161,340

Median household income

$42,279$62,768

Median home value

$140,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$612$391

Ider

Population

682871

Median household income

$37,019$42,500

Median home value

$107,300$150,800

Median gross rent

$423$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geraldine	Ider
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.6%
75 and over	6.5%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geraldine	Ider
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geraldine	Ider
No high school diploma	15.6%	17.2%
High school graduate	38.6%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geraldine	Ider
Drove alone	90.5%	87.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geraldine	Ider
1-unit, detached	83.6%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Geraldine	Ider
Poverty rate	10.9%	23.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1980	1976