Samson vs Slocomb

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

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

Slocomb has the higher population (1,995 vs 1,477 in Samson). Slocomb has the higher median household income ($38,988 vs $31,964 in Samson). Slocomb has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $77,700 in Samson).

Population, income & housing

	Samson	Slocomb
Population	1,477	1,995
Median age	47.6 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$31,964	$38,988
Median home value	$77,700	$96,000
Median gross rent	$713	$764
Housing units	895	899
Homeownership rate	62.1%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Samson	Slocomb
Population	1,686 → 1,477 (-12.4%)	1,852 → 1,995 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$25,250 → $31,964 (+26.6%)	$38,229 → $38,988 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$60,100 → $77,700 (+29.3%)	$68,000 → $96,000 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$456 → $713 (+56.4%)	$735 → $764 (+3.9%)

Samson

Population

1,6861,477

Median household income

$25,250$31,964

Median home value

$60,100$77,700

Median gross rent

$456$713

Slocomb

Population

1,8521,995

Median household income

$38,229$38,988

Median home value

$68,000$96,000

Median gross rent

$735$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Samson	Slocomb
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	9.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	12.9%
75 and over	6.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Samson	Slocomb
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	71.9%
Black or African American	16.5%	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Samson	Slocomb
No high school diploma	30.4%	15.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Samson	Slocomb
Drove alone	78.8%	91.3%
Carpooled	11.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	3.0%
Other means	5.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Samson	Slocomb
1-unit, detached	78.0%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Samson	Slocomb
Poverty rate	37.7%	30.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1969	1973