Margaret vs Moody

A side-by-side comparison of Margaret and Moody: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Moody has the higher population (13,378 vs 5,538 in Margaret). Margaret has the higher median household income ($97,075 vs $86,389 in Moody). Margaret has the higher median home value ($224,700 vs $222,500 in Moody).

Population, income & housing

	Margaret	Moody
Population	5,538	13,378
Median age	31.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,075	$86,389
Median home value	$224,700	$222,500
Median gross rent	$881	$1,463
Housing units	1,807	5,540
Homeownership rate	87.1%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Margaret	Moody
Population	4,819 → 5,538 (+14.9%)	12,840 → 13,378 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$72,200 → $97,075 (+34.5%)	$63,607 → $86,389 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $224,700 (+47.0%)	$162,200 → $222,500 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $881 (-32.8%)	$850 → $1,463 (+72.1%)

Margaret

Population

4,8195,538

Median household income

$72,200$97,075

Median home value

$152,900$224,700

Median gross rent

$1,311$881

Moody

Population

12,84013,378

Median household income

$63,607$86,389

Median home value

$162,200$222,500

Median gross rent

$850$1,463

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Margaret	Moody
Under 5	7.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	23.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.8%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	4.2%	9.7%
75 and over	2.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Margaret	Moody
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	79.5%
Black or African American	17.3%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Margaret	Moody
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Margaret	Moody
Drove alone	87.4%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	17.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Margaret	Moody
1-unit, detached	79.3%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Margaret	Moody
Poverty rate	6.6%	9.4%
Average household size	3.26	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	2007	2002