Section vs Stevenson

A side-by-side comparison of Section and Stevenson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stevenson has the higher population (1,947 vs 998 in Section). Stevenson has the higher median household income ($48,214 vs $35,417 in Section). Stevenson has the higher median home value ($150,200 vs $135,700 in Section).

Population, income & housing

	Section	Stevenson
Population	998	1,947
Median age	43.1 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$48,214
Median home value	$135,700	$150,200
Median gross rent	$705	$823
Housing units	414	1,105
Homeownership rate	70.0%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Section	Stevenson
Population	971 → 998 (+2.8%)	1,705 → 1,947 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$32,212 → $35,417 (+9.9%)	$35,066 → $48,214 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $135,700 (+39.2%)	$84,200 → $150,200 (+78.4%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $705 (+19.9%)	$368 → $823 (+123.6%)

Section

Population

971998

Median household income

$32,212$35,417

Median home value

$97,500$135,700

Median gross rent

$588$705

Stevenson

Population

1,7051,947

Median household income

$35,066$48,214

Median home value

$84,200$150,200

Median gross rent

$368$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Section	Stevenson
Under 5	4.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	19.7%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.7%
75 and over	6.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Section	Stevenson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Section	Stevenson
No high school diploma	23.1%	21.2%
High school graduate	37.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Section	Stevenson
Drove alone	79.6%	87.0%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Section	Stevenson
1-unit, detached	69.8%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Section	Stevenson
Poverty rate	23.3%	13.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1977	1975