Sylacauga vs Talladega

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

Sylacauga 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 12,388 in Sylacauga). Talladega has the higher median household income ($46,820 vs $46,384 in Sylacauga). Sylacauga has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $116,600 in Talladega).

Population, income & housing

	Sylacauga	Talladega
Population	12,388	15,041
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,384	$46,820
Median home value	$156,800	$116,600
Median gross rent	$717	$765
Housing units	5,891	6,499
Homeownership rate	52.0%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sylacauga	Talladega
Population	12,226 → 12,388 (+1.3%)	15,522 → 15,041 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$36,068 → $46,384 (+28.6%)	$27,719 → $46,820 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $156,800 (+19.1%)	$86,600 → $116,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $717 (+17.7%)	$548 → $765 (+39.6%)

Sylacauga

Population

12,22612,388

Median household income

$36,068$46,384

Median home value

$131,600$156,800

Median gross rent

$609$717

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)

	Sylacauga	Talladega
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	19.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.0%
75 and over	7.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sylacauga	Talladega
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	39.6%
Black or African American	31.1%	53.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sylacauga	Talladega
No high school diploma	16.0%	24.2%
High school graduate	31.5%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sylacauga	Talladega
Drove alone	88.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.1%
Other means	0.1%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sylacauga	Talladega
1-unit, detached	67.1%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Sylacauga	Talladega
Poverty rate	24.9%	22.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1970