Myrtlewood vs Providence

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

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

Myrtlewood has the higher population (102 vs 101 in Providence). Myrtlewood has the higher median household income ($93,646 vs $48,750 in Providence). Since 2019, Myrtlewood's population has grown faster (-32.9% vs -36.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Myrtlewood	Providence
Population	102	101
Median age	44.3 yrs	65.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,646	$48,750
Median home value	—	$150,000
Housing units	64	95
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myrtlewood	Providence
Population	152 → 102 (-32.9%)	158 → 101 (-36.1%)
Median household income	$45,694 → $93,646 (+104.9%)	$57,250 → $48,750 (-14.8%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $55,000 (-24.1%)	$106,300 → $150,000 (+41.1%)

Myrtlewood

Population

152102

Median household income

$45,694$93,646

Median home value

$72,500$55,000

Providence

Population

158101

Median household income

$57,250$48,750

Median home value

$106,300$150,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Myrtlewood	Providence
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.9%	1.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	37.3%	5.0%
35 to 44	2.9%	2.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	21.6%	30.7%
65 to 74	3.9%	22.8%
75 and over	7.8%	30.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myrtlewood	Providence
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myrtlewood	Providence
No high school diploma	10.0%	18.0%
High school graduate	36.7%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myrtlewood	Providence
Drove alone	100.0%	96.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myrtlewood	Providence
1-unit, detached	92.2%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	37.9%

Poverty & households

	Myrtlewood	Providence
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.8%
Average household size	2.91	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	43	32
Median year structure built	1963	1979