Demopolis vs Myrtlewood

A side-by-side comparison of Demopolis and Myrtlewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Demopolis has the higher population (7,010 vs 102 in Myrtlewood). Myrtlewood has the higher median household income ($93,646 vs $41,457 in Demopolis). Since 2019, Demopolis's population has grown faster (+3.0% vs -32.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
Population	7,010	102
Median age	43.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,457	$93,646
Median home value	$198,900	—
Median gross rent	$687	—
Housing units	3,707	64
Homeownership rate	52.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
Population	6,807 → 7,010 (+3.0%)	152 → 102 (-32.9%)
Median household income	$27,279 → $41,457 (+52.0%)	$45,694 → $93,646 (+104.9%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $198,900 (+69.4%)	$72,500 → $55,000 (-24.1%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $687 (+27.9%)	—

Demopolis

Population

6,8077,010

Median household income

$27,279$41,457

Median home value

$117,400$198,900

Median gross rent

$537$687

Myrtlewood

Population

152102

Median household income

$45,694$93,646

Median home value

$72,500$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	3.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	37.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	2.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	21.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	3.9%
75 and over	8.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	98.0%
Black or African American	45.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
No high school diploma	12.4%	10.0%
High school graduate	29.6%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
Drove alone	86.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
1-unit, detached	65.3%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Demopolis	Myrtlewood
Poverty rate	26.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	43
Median year structure built	1976	1963