Columbiana vs Meadowbrook

A side-by-side comparison of Columbiana and Meadowbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meadowbrook has the higher population (8,939 vs 4,640 in Columbiana). Meadowbrook has the higher median household income ($145,464 vs $68,125 in Columbiana). Meadowbrook has the higher median home value ($390,100 vs $237,800 in Columbiana).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
Population	4,640	8,939
Median age	44.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$145,464
Median home value	$237,800	$390,100
Median gross rent	$890	$1,276
Housing units	1,570	3,625
Homeownership rate	63.4%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	72.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
Population	4,481 → 4,640 (+3.5%)	9,468 → 8,939 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $68,125 (+86.2%)	$109,650 → $145,464 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $237,800 (+90.2%)	$299,200 → $390,100 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $890 (+50.1%)	$1,406 → $1,276 (-9.2%)

Columbiana

Population

4,4814,640

Median household income

$36,583$68,125

Median home value

$125,000$237,800

Median gross rent

$593$890

Meadowbrook

Population

9,4688,939

Median household income

$109,650$145,464

Median home value

$299,200$390,100

Median gross rent

$1,406$1,276

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
Under 5	2.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	19.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.8%
75 and over	6.8%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	80.3%
Black or African American	24.2%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
No high school diploma	17.6%	0.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
Drove alone	86.2%	76.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
1-unit, detached	59.7%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	15.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	Meadowbrook
Poverty rate	14.7%	6.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1982	1987