Rainbow City vs Whitesboro

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

Rainbow City and Whitesboro 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 2,098 in Whitesboro). Whitesboro has the higher median household income ($66,215 vs $59,659 in Rainbow City). Rainbow City has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $117,900 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
Population	10,213	2,098
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,659	$66,215
Median home value	$203,600	$117,900
Median gross rent	$998	$946
Housing units	4,565	1,011
Homeownership rate	64.1%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
Population	9,589 → 10,213 (+6.5%)	2,602 → 2,098 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$50,547 → $59,659 (+18.0%)	$48,523 → $66,215 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$166,100 → $203,600 (+22.6%)	$83,900 → $117,900 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $998 (+25.2%)	$681 → $946 (+38.9%)

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

Whitesboro

Population

2,6022,098

Median household income

$48,523$66,215

Median home value

$83,900$117,900

Median gross rent

$681$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
Under 5	4.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	20.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	5.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.7%
75 and over	8.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	95.6%
Black or African American	9.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	15.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
Drove alone	77.3%	96.2%
Carpooled	11.1%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	0.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	63.5%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	32.8%

Poverty & households

	Rainbow City	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	39
Median year structure built	1987	1981