Douglas vs Union Grove

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

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

Douglas has the higher population (1,153 vs 74 in Union Grove). Douglas has the higher median household income ($56,406 vs $50,227 in Union Grove). Union Grove has the higher median home value ($185,000 vs $169,000 in Douglas).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas	Union Grove
Population	1,153	74
Median age	26.4 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,406	$50,227
Median home value	$169,000	$185,000
Median gross rent	$882	—
Housing units	405	62
Homeownership rate	63.8%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas	Union Grove
Population	973 → 1,153 (+18.5%)	87 → 74 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$36,181 → $56,406 (+55.9%)	$81,875 → $50,227 (-38.7%)
Median home value	$117,600 → $169,000 (+43.7%)	$125,000 → $185,000 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $882 (+45.3%)	—

Douglas

Population

9731,153

Median household income

$36,181$56,406

Median home value

$117,600$169,000

Median gross rent

$607$882

Union Grove

Population

8774

Median household income

$81,875$50,227

Median home value

$125,000$185,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas	Union Grove
Under 5	11.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	25.8%	10.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	2.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	20.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.8%
75 and over	2.1%	29.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas	Union Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
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	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas	Union Grove
No high school diploma	22.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas	Union Grove
Drove alone	82.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	12.9%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	13.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas	Union Grove
1-unit, detached	72.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Douglas	Union Grove
Poverty rate	18.5%	5.4%
Average household size	3.21	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1984	1969