Sterrett vs Vandiver

A side-by-side comparison of Sterrett and Vandiver: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sterrett has the higher population (895 vs 890 in Vandiver). Sterrett has the higher median household income ($63,854 vs $36,250 in Vandiver). Since 2019, Vandiver's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Sterrett	Vandiver
Population	895	890
Median age	50.3 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,854	$36,250
Median home value	$154,800	—
Median gross rent	—	$926
Housing units	350	400
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sterrett	Vandiver
Population	977 → 895 (-8.4%)	949 → 890 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$47,159 → $63,854 (+35.4%)	$23,710 → $36,250 (+52.9%)
Median home value	$130,800 → $154,800 (+18.3%)	$124,300 → $116,400 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $926 (+34.8%)

Sterrett

Population

977895

Median household income

$47,159$63,854

Median home value

$130,800$154,800

Vandiver

Population

949890

Median household income

$23,710$36,250

Median home value

$124,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$687$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sterrett	Vandiver
Under 5	8.4%	1.7%
5 to 17	6.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	3.2%	7.6%
45 to 54	18.7%	20.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	12.8%
75 and over	13.6%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sterrett	Vandiver
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	93.5%
Black or African American	18.5%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sterrett	Vandiver
No high school diploma	6.7%	23.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sterrett	Vandiver
Drove alone	89.2%	55.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	31.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sterrett	Vandiver
1-unit, detached	44.9%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	48.8%

Poverty & households

	Sterrett	Vandiver
Poverty rate	13.7%	20.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1998	1994