Mulga vs West Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Mulga and West Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mulga has the higher population (589 vs 527 in West Jefferson). West Jefferson has the higher median household income ($36,667 vs $34,844 in Mulga). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($136,400 vs $56,800 in Mulga).

Population, income & housing

	Mulga	West Jefferson
Population	589	527
Median age	48.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,844	$36,667
Median home value	$56,800	$136,400
Median gross rent	$913	$694
Housing units	374	282
Homeownership rate	67.7%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mulga	West Jefferson
Population	856 → 589 (-31.2%)	468 → 527 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $34,844 (-5.5%)	$50,313 → $36,667 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$59,000 → $56,800 (-3.7%)	$108,900 → $136,400 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $913 (+12.4%)	$917 → $694 (-24.3%)

Mulga

Population

856589

Median household income

$36,875$34,844

Median home value

$59,000$56,800

Median gross rent

$812$913

West Jefferson

Population

468527

Median household income

$50,313$36,667

Median home value

$108,900$136,400

Median gross rent

$917$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mulga	West Jefferson
Under 5	4.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	17.1%	9.5%
75 and over	6.6%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mulga	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	96.2%
Black or African American	20.2%	1.9%
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	4.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mulga	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	23.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	36.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mulga	West Jefferson
Drove alone	82.8%	87.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mulga	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	88.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Mulga	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	23.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1946	1974