Arab vs Union Grove

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

Arab and Union Grove 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 74 in Union Grove). Arab has the higher median household income ($60,985 vs $50,227 in Union Grove). Arab has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $185,000 in Union Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Arab	Union Grove
Population	8,573	74
Median age	36.9 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,985	$50,227
Median home value	$196,700	$185,000
Median gross rent	$697	—
Housing units	3,612	62
Homeownership rate	68.6%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arab	Union Grove
Population	8,293 → 8,573 (+3.4%)	87 → 74 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$46,517 → $60,985 (+31.1%)	$81,875 → $50,227 (-38.7%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $196,700 (+32.5%)	$125,000 → $185,000 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $697 (+21.9%)	—

Arab

Population

8,2938,573

Median household income

$46,517$60,985

Median home value

$148,400$196,700

Median gross rent

$572$697

Union Grove

Population

8774

Median household income

$81,875$50,227

Median home value

$125,000$185,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arab	Union Grove
Under 5	7.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	19.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	2.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.8%
75 and over	6.8%	29.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arab	Union Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.4%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arab	Union Grove
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arab	Union Grove
Drove alone	82.2%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	13.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arab	Union Grove
1-unit, detached	78.6%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Arab	Union Grove
Poverty rate	13.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.57	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1979	1969