Geraldine vs Sylvania

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

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

Sylvania has the higher population (2,005 vs 1,340 in Geraldine). Geraldine has the higher median household income ($62,768 vs $53,973 in Sylvania). Geraldine has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $129,400 in Sylvania).

Population, income & housing

	Geraldine	Sylvania
Population	1,340	2,005
Median age	34.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,768	$53,973
Median home value	$199,400	$129,400
Median gross rent	$391	$638
Housing units	505	816
Homeownership rate	76.1%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geraldine	Sylvania
Population	1,116 → 1,340 (+20.1%)	2,546 → 2,005 (-21.2%)
Median household income	$42,279 → $62,768 (+48.5%)	$51,385 → $53,973 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $199,400 (+41.9%)	$97,600 → $129,400 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $391 (-36.1%)	$631 → $638 (+1.1%)

Geraldine

Population

1,1161,340

Median household income

$42,279$62,768

Median home value

$140,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$612$391

Sylvania

Population

2,5462,005

Median household income

$51,385$53,973

Median home value

$97,600$129,400

Median gross rent

$631$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geraldine	Sylvania
Under 5	4.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	22.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.1%
75 and over	6.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geraldine	Sylvania
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geraldine	Sylvania
No high school diploma	15.6%	18.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geraldine	Sylvania
Drove alone	90.5%	86.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geraldine	Sylvania
1-unit, detached	83.6%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Geraldine	Sylvania
Poverty rate	10.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1980	1985