Hodges vs Red Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Hodges and Red Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Bay has the higher population (3,213 vs 306 in Hodges). Hodges has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $35,587 in Red Bay). Red Bay has the higher median home value ($105,500 vs $95,000 in Hodges).

Population, income & housing

	Hodges	Red Bay
Population	306	3,213
Median age	34.6 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$35,587
Median home value	$95,000	$105,500
Median gross rent	$550	$565
Housing units	118	1,811
Homeownership rate	84.6%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hodges	Red Bay
Population	270 → 306 (+13.3%)	3,114 → 3,213 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $66,875 (+55.1%)	$35,724 → $35,587 (-0.4%)
Median home value	$59,200 → $95,000 (+60.5%)	$83,600 → $105,500 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $550 (+25.6%)	$473 → $565 (+19.5%)

Hodges

Population

270306

Median household income

$43,125$66,875

Median home value

$59,200$95,000

Median gross rent

$438$550

Red Bay

Population

3,1143,213

Median household income

$35,724$35,587

Median home value

$83,600$105,500

Median gross rent

$473$565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hodges	Red Bay
Under 5	0.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	34.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	20.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.8%
75 and over	3.6%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hodges	Red Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
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%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hodges	Red Bay
No high school diploma	11.8%	16.5%
High school graduate	53.4%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hodges	Red Bay
Drove alone	85.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hodges	Red Bay
1-unit, detached	65.3%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	31.4%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Hodges	Red Bay
Poverty rate	12.1%	20.6%
Average household size	3.36	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1989	1974