Vandiver vs Wilton

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

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

Vandiver has the higher population (890 vs 691 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($54,000 vs $36,250 in Vandiver). Since 2019, Vandiver's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Vandiver	Wilton
Population	890	691
Median age	53.5 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$54,000
Median home value	—	$145,800
Median gross rent	$926	$391
Housing units	400	246
Homeownership rate	68.3%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vandiver	Wilton
Population	949 → 890 (-6.2%)	749 → 691 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$23,710 → $36,250 (+52.9%)	$49,028 → $54,000 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $116,400 (-6.4%)	$106,400 → $145,800 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $926 (+34.8%)	$518 → $391 (-24.5%)

Vandiver

Population

949890

Median household income

$23,710$36,250

Median home value

$124,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$687$926

Wilton

Population

749691

Median household income

$49,028$54,000

Median home value

$106,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$518$391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vandiver	Wilton
Under 5	1.7%	9.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	20.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	6.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	5.8%
75 and over	12.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vandiver	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	42.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	35.9%
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	1.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vandiver	Wilton
No high school diploma	23.5%	22.9%
High school graduate	35.9%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vandiver	Wilton
Drove alone	55.6%	77.6%
Carpooled	31.1%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vandiver	Wilton
1-unit, detached	51.2%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.8%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Vandiver	Wilton
Poverty rate	20.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.23	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1994	1977