Saraland vs Semmes

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

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

Saraland has the higher population (16,304 vs 5,404 in Semmes). Semmes has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $60,577 in Saraland). Semmes has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $210,500 in Saraland).

Population, income & housing

	Saraland	Semmes
Population	16,304	5,404
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,577	$66,458
Median home value	$210,500	$211,100
Median gross rent	$1,071	$898
Housing units	7,502	2,635
Homeownership rate	75.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saraland	Semmes
Population	14,391 → 16,304 (+13.3%)	5,284 → 5,404 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$60,633 → $60,577 (-0.1%)	$49,234 → $66,458 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$149,000 → $210,500 (+41.3%)	$150,400 → $211,100 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,071 (+22.5%)	$625 → $898 (+43.7%)

Saraland

Population

14,39116,304

Median household income

$60,633$60,577

Median home value

$149,000$210,500

Median gross rent

$874$1,071

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)

	Saraland	Semmes
Under 5	6.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	7.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	18.9%
75 and over	10.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saraland	Semmes
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	78.0%
Black or African American	15.3%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saraland	Semmes
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saraland	Semmes
Drove alone	89.8%	75.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	12.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saraland	Semmes
1-unit, detached	80.7%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	6.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Saraland	Semmes
Poverty rate	9.3%	15.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1980	1993