Geraldine vs Powell

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

Geraldine and Powell 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 911 in Powell). Powell has the higher median household income ($62,868 vs $62,768 in Geraldine). Geraldine has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $120,800 in Powell).

Population, income & housing

	Geraldine	Powell
Population	1,340	911
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,768	$62,868
Median home value	$199,400	$120,800
Median gross rent	$391	$736
Housing units	505	314
Homeownership rate	76.1%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geraldine	Powell
Population	1,116 → 1,340 (+20.1%)	1,261 → 911 (-27.8%)
Median household income	$42,279 → $62,768 (+48.5%)	$44,063 → $62,868 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $199,400 (+41.9%)	$95,000 → $120,800 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $391 (-36.1%)	$602 → $736 (+22.3%)

Geraldine

Population

1,1161,340

Median household income

$42,279$62,768

Median home value

$140,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$612$391

Powell

Population

1,261911

Median household income

$44,063$62,868

Median home value

$95,000$120,800

Median gross rent

$602$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geraldine	Powell
Under 5	4.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	22.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.5%	22.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.6%
75 and over	6.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geraldine	Powell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geraldine	Powell
No high school diploma	15.6%	24.3%
High school graduate	38.6%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geraldine	Powell
Drove alone	90.5%	79.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.8%
Other means	0.2%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geraldine	Powell
1-unit, detached	83.6%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	38.2%

Poverty & households

	Geraldine	Powell
Poverty rate	10.9%	20.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1980	1985