Geraldine vs Rainsville

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

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

Rainsville has the higher population (5,613 vs 1,340 in Geraldine). Rainsville has the higher median household income ($64,140 vs $62,768 in Geraldine). Rainsville has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $199,400 in Geraldine).

Population, income & housing

	Geraldine	Rainsville
Population	1,340	5,613
Median age	34.9 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,768	$64,140
Median home value	$199,400	$207,800
Median gross rent	$391	$647
Housing units	505	2,452
Homeownership rate	76.1%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geraldine	Rainsville
Population	1,116 → 1,340 (+20.1%)	5,041 → 5,613 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$42,279 → $62,768 (+48.5%)	$33,295 → $64,140 (+92.6%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $199,400 (+41.9%)	$109,000 → $207,800 (+90.6%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $391 (-36.1%)	$569 → $647 (+13.7%)

Geraldine

Population

1,1161,340

Median household income

$42,279$62,768

Median home value

$140,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$612$391

Rainsville

Population

5,0415,613

Median household income

$33,295$64,140

Median home value

$109,000$207,800

Median gross rent

$569$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geraldine	Rainsville
Under 5	4.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	22.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	18.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	18.5%
75 and over	6.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geraldine	Rainsville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geraldine	Rainsville
No high school diploma	15.6%	17.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geraldine	Rainsville
Drove alone	90.5%	93.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geraldine	Rainsville
1-unit, detached	83.6%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Geraldine	Rainsville
Poverty rate	10.9%	15.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1980	1992