McDonald Chapel vs Mulga

A side-by-side comparison of McDonald Chapel and Mulga: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDonald Chapel has the higher population (704 vs 589 in Mulga). McDonald Chapel has the higher median household income ($59,556 vs $34,844 in Mulga). McDonald Chapel has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $56,800 in Mulga).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
Population	704	589
Median age	33.3 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,556	$34,844
Median home value	$132,100	$56,800
Median gross rent	$1,081	$913
Housing units	342	374
Homeownership rate	37.5%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	30.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
Population	573 → 704 (+22.9%)	856 → 589 (-31.2%)
Median household income	$25,833 → $59,556 (+130.5%)	$36,875 → $34,844 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $132,100 (+115.5%)	$59,000 → $56,800 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,081 (+41.1%)	$812 → $913 (+12.4%)

McDonald Chapel

Population

573704

Median household income

$25,833$59,556

Median home value

$61,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$766$1,081

Mulga

Population

856589

Median household income

$36,875$34,844

Median home value

$59,000$56,800

Median gross rent

$812$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	11.0%
18 to 24	12.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	19.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	15.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	17.1%
75 and over	2.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	74.7%
Black or African American	58.1%	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
No high school diploma	11.6%	23.0%
High school graduate	32.7%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
Drove alone	58.5%	82.8%
Carpooled	29.6%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
1-unit, detached	82.7%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	McDonald Chapel	Mulga
Poverty rate	11.8%	23.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1957	1946