Black vs Samson

A side-by-side comparison of Black and Samson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Samson has the higher population (1,477 vs 462 in Black). Black has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $31,964 in Samson). Samson has the higher median home value ($77,700 vs $58,500 in Black).

Population, income & housing

	Black	Samson
Population	462	1,477
Median age	28.8 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$31,964
Median home value	$58,500	$77,700
Median gross rent	—	$713
Housing units	153	895
Homeownership rate	94.7%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black	Samson
Population	203 → 462 (+127.6%)	1,686 → 1,477 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $58,438 (+19.9%)	$25,250 → $31,964 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $58,500 (-20.5%)	$60,100 → $77,700 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $420 (-3.0%)	$456 → $713 (+56.4%)

Black

Population

203462

Median household income

$48,750$58,438

Median home value

$73,600$58,500

Median gross rent

$433$420

Samson

Population

1,6861,477

Median household income

$25,250$31,964

Median home value

$60,100$77,700

Median gross rent

$456$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black	Samson
Under 5	19.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	0.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	17.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	5.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	4.3%	16.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	17.2%
75 and over	1.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black	Samson
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	70.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black	Samson
No high school diploma	4.2%	30.4%
High school graduate	47.9%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black	Samson
Drove alone	21.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	78.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black	Samson
1-unit, detached	40.5%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	58.8%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Black	Samson
Poverty rate	8.4%	37.7%
Average household size	3.08	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1992	1969