Abbeville vs Headland

A side-by-side comparison of Abbeville and Headland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Headland has the higher population (5,124 vs 2,470 in Abbeville). Headland has the higher median household income ($82,736 vs $32,778 in Abbeville). Headland has the higher median home value ($190,700 vs $98,000 in Abbeville).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Headland
Population	2,470	5,124
Median age	55.3 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$32,778	$82,736
Median home value	$98,000	$190,700
Median gross rent	$554	$793
Housing units	1,288	2,101
Homeownership rate	69.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Headland
Population	2,573 → 2,470 (-4.0%)	4,665 → 5,124 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $32,778 (-11.1%)	$62,140 → $82,736 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $98,000 (+16.7%)	$145,200 → $190,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $554 (-11.1%)	$627 → $793 (+26.5%)

Abbeville

Population

2,5732,470

Median household income

$36,875$32,778

Median home value

$84,000$98,000

Median gross rent

$623$554

Headland

Population

4,6655,124

Median household income

$62,140$82,736

Median home value

$145,200$190,700

Median gross rent

$627$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Headland
Under 5	2.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	23.5%	10.1%
75 and over	11.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Headland
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	79.9%
Black or African American	41.0%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Headland
No high school diploma	19.7%	17.5%
High school graduate	29.1%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Headland
Drove alone	77.4%	92.7%
Carpooled	15.4%	3.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	4.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Headland
1-unit, detached	76.8%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Headland
Poverty rate	22.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1969	1980