Geraldine vs Valley Head

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

Geraldine and Valley Head 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 825 in Valley Head). Geraldine has the higher median household income ($62,768 vs $44,396 in Valley Head). Geraldine has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $59,800 in Valley Head).

Population, income & housing

	Geraldine	Valley Head
Population	1,340	825
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,768	$44,396
Median home value	$199,400	$59,800
Median gross rent	$391	$910
Housing units	505	288
Homeownership rate	76.1%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geraldine	Valley Head
Population	1,116 → 1,340 (+20.1%)	699 → 825 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$42,279 → $62,768 (+48.5%)	$35,625 → $44,396 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $199,400 (+41.9%)	$90,000 → $59,800 (-33.6%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $391 (-36.1%)	$508 → $910 (+79.1%)

Geraldine

Population

1,1161,340

Median household income

$42,279$62,768

Median home value

$140,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$612$391

Valley Head

Population

699825

Median household income

$35,625$44,396

Median home value

$90,000$59,800

Median gross rent

$508$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geraldine	Valley Head
Under 5	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.8%	36.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	1.8%
25 to 34	16.5%	7.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	25.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	5.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.6%
75 and over	6.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geraldine	Valley Head
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
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%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geraldine	Valley Head
No high school diploma	15.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	38.6%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geraldine	Valley Head
Drove alone	90.5%	63.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	34.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geraldine	Valley Head
1-unit, detached	83.6%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Geraldine	Valley Head
Poverty rate	10.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.76	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	20	51
Median year structure built	1980	1988