Hokes Bluff vs Southside

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

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

Southside has the higher population (9,407 vs 4,493 in Hokes Bluff). Hokes Bluff has the higher median household income ($81,544 vs $73,695 in Southside). Southside has the higher median home value ($202,900 vs $194,900 in Hokes Bluff).

Population, income & housing

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
Population	4,493	9,407
Median age	49.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,544	$73,695
Median home value	$194,900	$202,900
Median gross rent	$941	$1,131
Housing units	2,015	3,441
Homeownership rate	95.0%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
Population	4,286 → 4,493 (+4.8%)	8,811 → 9,407 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $81,544 (+65.9%)	$72,687 → $73,695 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$135,300 → $194,900 (+44.1%)	$153,100 → $202,900 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $941 (-7.0%)	$942 → $1,131 (+20.1%)

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

Southside

Population

8,8119,407

Median household income

$72,687$73,695

Median home value

$153,100$202,900

Median gross rent

$942$1,131

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
Under 5	3.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	11.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	12.4%
75 and over	5.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	24.6%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
Drove alone	90.1%	94.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.2%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
1-unit, detached	94.4%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hokes Bluff	Southside
Poverty rate	2.5%	5.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1984	1985