Columbiana vs Montevallo

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

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

Montevallo has the higher population (7,429 vs 4,640 in Columbiana). Columbiana has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $54,665 in Montevallo). Columbiana has the higher median home value ($237,800 vs $210,400 in Montevallo).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	Montevallo
Population	4,640	7,429
Median age	44.3 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$54,665
Median home value	$237,800	$210,400
Median gross rent	$890	$906
Housing units	1,570	2,683
Homeownership rate	63.4%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	Montevallo
Population	4,481 → 4,640 (+3.5%)	6,693 → 7,429 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $68,125 (+86.2%)	$49,650 → $54,665 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $237,800 (+90.2%)	$160,300 → $210,400 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $890 (+50.1%)	$743 → $906 (+21.9%)

Columbiana

Population

4,4814,640

Median household income

$36,583$68,125

Median home value

$125,000$237,800

Median gross rent

$593$890

Montevallo

Population

6,6937,429

Median household income

$49,650$54,665

Median home value

$160,300$210,400

Median gross rent

$743$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiana	Montevallo
Under 5	2.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.8%	31.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	15.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	19.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.5%
75 and over	6.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	Montevallo
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	63.3%
Black or African American	24.2%	25.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	Montevallo
No high school diploma	17.6%	9.5%
High school graduate	37.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	Montevallo
Drove alone	86.2%	72.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	Montevallo
1-unit, detached	59.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	Montevallo
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1982	1992