Talladega Springs vs Waldo

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

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

Waldo has the higher population (282 vs 220 in Talladega Springs). Talladega Springs has the higher median household income ($73,854 vs $33,125 in Waldo). Talladega Springs has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $59,700 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
Population	220	282
Median age	46.3 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,854	$33,125
Median home value	$120,800	$59,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,256
Housing units	97	170
Homeownership rate	74.2%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
Population	161 → 220 (+36.6%)	235 → 282 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $73,854 (+51.5%)	$31,786 → $33,125 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $120,800 (+0.4%)	$62,000 → $59,700 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $1,256 (+52.2%)

Talladega Springs

Population

161220

Median household income

$48,750$73,854

Median home value

$120,300$120,800

Waldo

Population

235282

Median household income

$31,786$33,125

Median home value

$62,000$59,700

Median gross rent

$825$1,256

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
Under 5	1.4%	2.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	1.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	18.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	20.5%	19.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	24.1%
75 and over	4.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	62.8%
Black or African American	7.3%	32.3%
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	1.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
No high school diploma	4.4%	18.5%
High school graduate	31.9%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	58.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
Drove alone	100.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.3%
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%	10.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
1-unit, detached	75.3%	34.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	56.5%

Poverty & households

	Talladega Springs	Waldo
Poverty rate	9.5%	25.6%
Average household size	2.37	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	33	56
Median year structure built	1974	1989