Bristow Cove vs New Union

A side-by-side comparison of Bristow Cove and New Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristow Cove and New Union are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Union has the higher population (927 vs 150 in Bristow Cove). Since 2019, New Union's population has grown faster (+11.8% vs -77.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bristow Cove	New Union
Population	150	927
Median age	36.0 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,493
Median home value	—	$144,600
Housing units	297	377
Homeownership rate	75.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristow Cove	New Union
Population	668 → 150 (-77.5%)	829 → 927 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$39,083 → $27,333 (-30.1%)	$47,188 → $43,493 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$152,100 → $178,100 (+17.1%)	$86,100 → $144,600 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$756 → $673 (-11.0%)

Bristow Cove

Population

668150

Median household income

$39,083$27,333

Median home value

$152,100$178,100

New Union

Population

829927

Median household income

$47,188$43,493

Median home value

$86,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$756$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristow Cove	New Union
Under 5	27.3%	9.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	22.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	6.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	19.3%	15.6%
75 and over	24.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristow Cove	New Union
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristow Cove	New Union
No high school diploma	33.9%	16.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristow Cove	New Union
Drove alone	100.0%	93.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristow Cove	New Union
1-unit, detached	52.2%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.8%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	Bristow Cove	New Union
Poverty rate	24.7%	27.0%
Average household size	1.95	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	—	37
Median year structure built	1987	1982