Satsuma vs Semmes

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

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

Satsuma has the higher population (6,784 vs 5,404 in Semmes). Satsuma has the higher median household income ($97,550 vs $66,458 in Semmes). Semmes has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $199,800 in Satsuma).

Population, income & housing

	Satsuma	Semmes
Population	6,784	5,404
Median age	42.6 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,550	$66,458
Median home value	$199,800	$211,100
Median gross rent	$1,224	$898
Housing units	2,641	2,635
Homeownership rate	84.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Satsuma	Semmes
Population	6,159 → 6,784 (+10.1%)	5,284 → 5,404 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$64,348 → $97,550 (+51.6%)	$49,234 → $66,458 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$155,800 → $199,800 (+28.2%)	$150,400 → $211,100 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,224 (+38.3%)	$625 → $898 (+43.7%)

Satsuma

Population

6,1596,784

Median household income

$64,348$97,550

Median home value

$155,800$199,800

Median gross rent

$885$1,224

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)

	Satsuma	Semmes
Under 5	3.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	18.9%
75 and over	7.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Satsuma	Semmes
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	78.0%
Black or African American	5.9%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Satsuma	Semmes
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Satsuma	Semmes
Drove alone	88.5%	75.8%
Carpooled	2.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Satsuma	Semmes
1-unit, detached	92.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Satsuma	Semmes
Poverty rate	5.1%	15.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1979	1993