Emelle vs Geiger

A side-by-side comparison of Emelle and Geiger: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Geiger has the higher population (271 vs 39 in Emelle). Geiger has the higher median home value ($54,500 vs $18,100 in Emelle). Since 2019, Geiger's population has grown faster (+13.4% vs -58.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Emelle	Geiger
Population	39	271
Median age	63.5 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,583
Median home value	$18,100	$54,500
Housing units	31	123
Homeownership rate	70.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emelle	Geiger
Population	95 → 39 (-58.9%)	239 → 271 (+13.4%)
Median household income	—	$37,778 → $39,583 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $18,100 (-84.3%)	$65,600 → $54,500 (-16.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$673 → $670 (-0.4%)

Emelle

Population

9539

Median home value

$115,000$18,100

Geiger

Population

239271

Median household income

$37,778$39,583

Median home value

$65,600$54,500

Median gross rent

$673$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emelle	Geiger
Under 5	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	2.6%	0.7%
45 to 54	41.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	23.1%	11.1%
75 and over	20.5%	32.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emelle	Geiger
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	27.7%
Black or African American	100.0%	59.0%
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	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emelle	Geiger
No high school diploma	10.3%	19.6%
High school graduate	59.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	5.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emelle	Geiger
Drove alone	25.0%	60.8%
Carpooled	75.0%	39.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emelle	Geiger
1-unit, detached	29.0%	46.3%
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	71.0%	53.7%

Poverty & households

	Emelle	Geiger
Poverty rate	48.7%	11.1%
Average household size	1.30	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	2010	1989