Arab vs Douglas

A side-by-side comparison of Arab and Douglas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arab has the higher population (8,573 vs 1,153 in Douglas). Arab has the higher median household income ($60,985 vs $56,406 in Douglas). Arab has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $169,000 in Douglas).

Population, income & housing

	Arab	Douglas
Population	8,573	1,153
Median age	36.9 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,985	$56,406
Median home value	$196,700	$169,000
Median gross rent	$697	$882
Housing units	3,612	405
Homeownership rate	68.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arab	Douglas
Population	8,293 → 8,573 (+3.4%)	973 → 1,153 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$46,517 → $60,985 (+31.1%)	$36,181 → $56,406 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $196,700 (+32.5%)	$117,600 → $169,000 (+43.7%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $697 (+21.9%)	$607 → $882 (+45.3%)

Arab

Population

8,2938,573

Median household income

$46,517$60,985

Median home value

$148,400$196,700

Median gross rent

$572$697

Douglas

Population

9731,153

Median household income

$36,181$56,406

Median home value

$117,600$169,000

Median gross rent

$607$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arab	Douglas
Under 5	7.7%	11.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	25.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.5%
75 and over	6.8%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arab	Douglas
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	72.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arab	Douglas
No high school diploma	9.5%	22.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arab	Douglas
Drove alone	82.2%	82.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arab	Douglas
1-unit, detached	78.6%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Arab	Douglas
Poverty rate	13.7%	18.5%
Average household size	2.57	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1979	1984