Eclectic vs Elmore

A side-by-side comparison of Eclectic and Elmore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmore has the higher population (1,482 vs 1,201 in Eclectic). Eclectic has the higher median household income ($49,250 vs $33,958 in Elmore). Eclectic has the higher median home value ($157,500 vs $97,000 in Elmore).

Population, income & housing

	Eclectic	Elmore
Population	1,201	1,482
Median age	35.0 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,250	$33,958
Median home value	$157,500	$97,000
Median gross rent	$690	$986
Housing units	526	608
Homeownership rate	66.3%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eclectic	Elmore
Population	1,309 → 1,201 (-8.3%)	1,137 → 1,482 (+30.3%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $49,250 (+18.5%)	$32,386 → $33,958 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $157,500 (+40.0%)	$63,100 → $97,000 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $690 (-24.4%)	$826 → $986 (+19.4%)

Eclectic

Population

1,3091,201

Median household income

$41,563$49,250

Median home value

$112,500$157,500

Median gross rent

$913$690

Elmore

Population

1,1371,482

Median household income

$32,386$33,958

Median home value

$63,100$97,000

Median gross rent

$826$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eclectic	Elmore
Under 5	9.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	17.1%
25 to 34	19.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	7.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.3%
75 and over	4.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eclectic	Elmore
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	68.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eclectic	Elmore
No high school diploma	7.7%	25.5%
High school graduate	41.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eclectic	Elmore
Drove alone	86.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.6%
Other means	1.4%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eclectic	Elmore
1-unit, detached	80.6%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	55.1%

Poverty & households

	Eclectic	Elmore
Poverty rate	22.2%	38.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1972	1989