Forestdale vs Pinson

A side-by-side comparison of Forestdale and Pinson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forestdale has the higher population (9,149 vs 7,851 in Pinson). Pinson has the higher median household income ($80,349 vs $57,145 in Forestdale). Pinson has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $150,700 in Forestdale).

Population, income & housing

	Forestdale	Pinson
Population	9,149	7,851
Median age	42.4 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,145	$80,349
Median home value	$150,700	$194,300
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,406
Housing units	4,378	2,951
Homeownership rate	71.1%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forestdale	Pinson
Population	8,924 → 9,149 (+2.5%)	7,109 → 7,851 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$59,041 → $57,145 (-3.2%)	$69,764 → $80,349 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $150,700 (+22.7%)	$137,400 → $194,300 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $1,094 (+38.3%)	$884 → $1,406 (+59.0%)

Forestdale

Population

8,9249,149

Median household income

$59,041$57,145

Median home value

$122,800$150,700

Median gross rent

$791$1,094

Pinson

Population

7,1097,851

Median household income

$69,764$80,349

Median home value

$137,400$194,300

Median gross rent

$884$1,406

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forestdale	Pinson
Under 5	4.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	7.1%
75 and over	7.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forestdale	Pinson
White (non-Hispanic)	18.9%	37.5%
Black or African American	78.3%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forestdale	Pinson
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forestdale	Pinson
Drove alone	87.5%	82.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.9%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forestdale	Pinson
1-unit, detached	87.8%	95.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Forestdale	Pinson
Poverty rate	18.5%	16.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1970	1987