Childersburg vs Talladega

A side-by-side comparison of Childersburg and Talladega: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Talladega has the higher population (15,041 vs 4,694 in Childersburg). Childersburg has the higher median household income ($49,178 vs $46,820 in Talladega). Childersburg has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $116,600 in Talladega).

Population, income & housing

	Childersburg	Talladega
Population	4,694	15,041
Median age	38.4 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,178	$46,820
Median home value	$131,300	$116,600
Median gross rent	$795	$765
Housing units	2,110	6,499
Homeownership rate	65.6%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Childersburg	Talladega
Population	4,908 → 4,694 (-4.4%)	15,522 → 15,041 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$31,163 → $49,178 (+57.8%)	$27,719 → $46,820 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $131,300 (+21.8%)	$86,600 → $116,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$506 → $795 (+57.1%)	$548 → $765 (+39.6%)

Childersburg

Population

4,9084,694

Median household income

$31,163$49,178

Median home value

$107,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$506$795

Talladega

Population

15,52215,041

Median household income

$27,719$46,820

Median home value

$86,600$116,600

Median gross rent

$548$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Childersburg	Talladega
Under 5	6.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.0%
75 and over	6.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Childersburg	Talladega
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	39.6%
Black or African American	40.8%	53.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Childersburg	Talladega
No high school diploma	18.1%	24.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Childersburg	Talladega
Drove alone	82.5%	80.2%
Carpooled	13.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.1%
Other means	2.2%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Childersburg	Talladega
1-unit, detached	72.8%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Childersburg	Talladega
Poverty rate	19.4%	22.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1972	1970