Atmore vs East Brewton

A side-by-side comparison of Atmore and East Brewton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Atmore has the higher population (8,389 vs 3,325 in East Brewton). East Brewton has the higher median household income ($43,070 vs $33,104 in Atmore). Atmore has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $87,300 in East Brewton).

Population, income & housing

	Atmore	East Brewton
Population	8,389	3,325
Median age	43.2 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$33,104	$43,070
Median home value	$128,900	$87,300
Median gross rent	$703	$753
Housing units	3,322	1,245
Homeownership rate	51.1%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	24.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atmore	East Brewton
Population	9,495 → 8,389 (-11.6%)	2,917 → 3,325 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$26,118 → $33,104 (+26.7%)	$36,696 → $43,070 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $128,900 (+36.7%)	$84,000 → $87,300 (+3.9%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $703 (+20.6%)	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)

Atmore

Population

9,4958,389

Median household income

$26,118$33,104

Median home value

$94,300$128,900

Median gross rent

$583$703

East Brewton

Population

2,9173,325

Median household income

$36,696$43,070

Median home value

$84,000$87,300

Median gross rent

$641$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atmore	East Brewton
Under 5	5.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	11.2%	22.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	15.2%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	17.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	5.8%
75 and over	8.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atmore	East Brewton
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	46.4%
Black or African American	54.6%	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	16.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atmore	East Brewton
No high school diploma	24.6%	15.7%
High school graduate	48.4%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atmore	East Brewton
Drove alone	90.6%	86.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atmore	East Brewton
1-unit, detached	68.3%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Atmore	East Brewton
Poverty rate	35.4%	26.6%
Average household size	2.46	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1979	1980