Eldridge vs Oakman

A side-by-side comparison of Eldridge and Oakman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oakman has the higher population (872 vs 96 in Eldridge). Eldridge has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $71,600 in Oakman). Since 2019, Oakman's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Eldridge	Oakman
Population	96	872
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	—
Median home value	$141,700	$71,600
Housing units	38	444
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldridge	Oakman
Population	153 → 96 (-37.3%)	638 → 872 (+36.7%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $85,000 (+54.5%)	$19,500 → $24,578 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $141,700 (+157.6%)	$70,800 → $71,600 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$464 → $413 (-11.0%)

Eldridge

Population

15396

Median household income

$55,000$85,000

Median home value

$55,000$141,700

Oakman

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldridge	Oakman
Under 5	2.1%	9.4%
5 to 17	34.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	17.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	7.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.0%
75 and over	3.1%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldridge	Oakman
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	80.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	10.0%
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	1.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldridge	Oakman
No high school diploma	5.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	48.2%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldridge	Oakman
Drove alone	87.8%	89.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldridge	Oakman
1-unit, detached	81.6%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Eldridge	Oakman
Poverty rate	6.0%	20.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	33	38
Median year structure built	1980	1981