Chickasaw vs Semmes

A side-by-side comparison of Chickasaw and Semmes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chickasaw has the higher population (6,367 vs 5,404 in Semmes). Semmes has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $42,854 in Chickasaw). Semmes has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $110,300 in Chickasaw).

Population, income & housing

	Chickasaw	Semmes
Population	6,367	5,404
Median age	32.8 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,854	$66,458
Median home value	$110,300	$211,100
Median gross rent	$945	$898
Housing units	2,713	2,635
Homeownership rate	49.8%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chickasaw	Semmes
Population	5,817 → 6,367 (+9.5%)	5,284 → 5,404 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$28,611 → $42,854 (+49.8%)	$49,234 → $66,458 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $110,300 (+46.1%)	$150,400 → $211,100 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $945 (+15.8%)	$625 → $898 (+43.7%)

Chickasaw

Population

5,8176,367

Median household income

$28,611$42,854

Median home value

$75,500$110,300

Median gross rent

$816$945

Semmes

Population

5,2845,404

Median household income

$49,234$66,458

Median home value

$150,400$211,100

Median gross rent

$625$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chickasaw	Semmes
Under 5	7.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	18.9%
75 and over	4.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chickasaw	Semmes
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	78.0%
Black or African American	54.5%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chickasaw	Semmes
No high school diploma	11.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chickasaw	Semmes
Drove alone	87.1%	75.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chickasaw	Semmes
1-unit, detached	76.7%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Chickasaw	Semmes
Poverty rate	28.3%	15.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1963	1993