Attalla vs Gadsden

A side-by-side comparison of Attalla and Gadsden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gadsden has the higher population (33,617 vs 5,829 in Attalla). Attalla has the higher median household income ($55,429 vs $38,699 in Gadsden). Attalla has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $101,900 in Gadsden).

Population, income & housing

	Attalla	Gadsden
Population	5,829	33,617
Median age	48.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,429	$38,699
Median home value	$120,400	$101,900
Median gross rent	$617	$787
Housing units	2,995	16,378
Homeownership rate	77.3%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attalla	Gadsden
Population	5,836 → 5,829 (-0.1%)	35,486 → 33,617 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$39,247 → $55,429 (+41.2%)	$32,642 → $38,699 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$72,200 → $120,400 (+66.8%)	$73,600 → $101,900 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $617 (+13.8%)	$645 → $787 (+22.0%)

Attalla

Population

5,8365,829

Median household income

$39,247$55,429

Median home value

$72,200$120,400

Median gross rent

$542$617

Gadsden

Population

35,48633,617

Median household income

$32,642$38,699

Median home value

$73,600$101,900

Median gross rent

$645$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attalla	Gadsden
Under 5	4.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	18.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	17.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	10.7%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attalla	Gadsden
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	49.8%
Black or African American	10.8%	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attalla	Gadsden
No high school diploma	14.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attalla	Gadsden
Drove alone	95.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attalla	Gadsden
1-unit, detached	82.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Attalla	Gadsden
Poverty rate	15.4%	27.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1964	1959