Hoover vs Trussville

A side-by-side comparison of Hoover and Trussville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoover has the higher population (92,401 vs 26,182 in Trussville). Trussville has the higher median household income ($120,794 vs $107,822 in Hoover). Hoover has the higher median home value ($391,300 vs $351,500 in Trussville).

Population, income & housing

	Hoover	Trussville
Population	92,401	26,182
Median age	38.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,822	$120,794
Median home value	$391,300	$351,500
Median gross rent	$1,404	$1,450
Housing units	39,090	9,855
Homeownership rate	71.2%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoover	Trussville
Population	85,175 → 92,401 (+8.5%)	21,876 → 26,182 (+19.7%)
Median household income	$89,452 → $107,822 (+20.5%)	$97,226 → $120,794 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$291,000 → $391,300 (+34.5%)	$255,100 → $351,500 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,123 → $1,404 (+25.0%)	$1,414 → $1,450 (+2.5%)

Hoover

Population

85,17592,401

Median household income

$89,452$107,822

Median home value

$291,000$391,300

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,404

Trussville

Population

21,87626,182

Median household income

$97,226$120,794

Median home value

$255,100$351,500

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoover	Trussville
Under 5	7.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.5%
75 and over	7.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoover	Trussville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	83.1%
Black or African American	19.5%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoover	Trussville
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	11.4%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.8%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.0%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoover	Trussville
Drove alone	78.0%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.9%	12.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoover	Trussville
1-unit, detached	67.1%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	18.6%	0.5%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hoover	Trussville
Poverty rate	5.3%	1.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1994	1999