Margaret vs Springville

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

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

Margaret has the higher population (5,538 vs 4,949 in Springville). Margaret has the higher median household income ($97,075 vs $76,964 in Springville). Springville has the higher median home value ($260,400 vs $224,700 in Margaret).

Population, income & housing

	Margaret	Springville
Population	5,538	4,949
Median age	31.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$97,075	$76,964
Median home value	$224,700	$260,400
Median gross rent	$881	$783
Housing units	1,807	2,129
Homeownership rate	87.1%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Margaret	Springville
Population	4,819 → 5,538 (+14.9%)	4,257 → 4,949 (+16.3%)
Median household income	$72,200 → $97,075 (+34.5%)	$83,488 → $76,964 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $224,700 (+47.0%)	$214,900 → $260,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $881 (-32.8%)	$1,596 → $783 (-50.9%)

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

Springville

Population

4,2574,949

Median household income

$83,488$76,964

Median home value

$214,900$260,400

Median gross rent

$1,596$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Margaret	Springville
Under 5	7.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	23.4%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	4.2%	16.1%
75 and over	2.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Margaret	Springville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	87.6%
Black or African American	17.3%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Margaret	Springville
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	35.5%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Margaret	Springville
Drove alone	87.4%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	11.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Margaret	Springville
1-unit, detached	79.3%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Margaret	Springville
Poverty rate	6.6%	3.0%
Average household size	3.26	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	2007	1998