Hokes Bluff vs Rainbow City

A side-by-side comparison of Hokes Bluff and Rainbow City: population, income, housing, and more.

Hokes Bluff and Rainbow City are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rainbow City has the higher population (10,213 vs 4,493 in Hokes Bluff). Hokes Bluff has the higher median household income ($81,544 vs $59,659 in Rainbow City). Rainbow City has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $194,900 in Hokes Bluff).

Population, income & housing

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
Population	4,493	10,213
Median age	49.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,544	$59,659
Median home value	$194,900	$203,600
Median gross rent	$941	$998
Housing units	2,015	4,565
Homeownership rate	95.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
Population	4,286 → 4,493 (+4.8%)	9,589 → 10,213 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $81,544 (+65.9%)	$50,547 → $59,659 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$135,300 → $194,900 (+44.1%)	$166,100 → $203,600 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $941 (-7.0%)	$797 → $998 (+25.2%)

Hokes Bluff

Population

4,2864,493

Median household income

$49,167$81,544

Median home value

$135,300$194,900

Median gross rent

$1,012$941

Rainbow City

Population

9,58910,213

Median household income

$50,547$59,659

Median home value

$166,100$203,600

Median gross rent

$797$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
Under 5	3.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	20.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	10.0%
75 and over	5.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
No high school diploma	8.5%	15.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
Drove alone	90.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
1-unit, detached	94.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Hokes Bluff	Rainbow City
Poverty rate	2.5%	9.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1984	1987