Chelsea vs Pelham

A side-by-side comparison of Chelsea and Pelham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pelham has the higher population (24,510 vs 15,731 in Chelsea). Chelsea has the higher median household income ($110,056 vs $91,904 in Pelham). Chelsea has the higher median home value ($339,400 vs $278,900 in Pelham).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Pelham
Population	15,731	24,510
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,056	$91,904
Median home value	$339,400	$278,900
Median gross rent	$1,456	$1,573
Housing units	5,733	9,698
Homeownership rate	89.9%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Pelham
Population	13,098 → 15,731 (+20.1%)	23,428 → 24,510 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$97,727 → $110,056 (+12.6%)	$80,510 → $91,904 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$232,700 → $339,400 (+45.9%)	$189,000 → $278,900 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,448 → $1,456 (+0.6%)	$1,119 → $1,573 (+40.6%)

Chelsea

Population

13,09815,731

Median household income

$97,727$110,056

Median home value

$232,700$339,400

Median gross rent

$1,448$1,456

Pelham

Population

23,42824,510

Median household income

$80,510$91,904

Median home value

$189,000$278,900

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Pelham
Under 5	5.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.6%
75 and over	4.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Pelham
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	65.3%
Black or African American	7.4%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Pelham
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	15.9%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Pelham
Drove alone	80.1%	75.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	17.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Pelham
1-unit, detached	94.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Pelham
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	2007	2000