Eldridge vs Sipsey

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

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

Sipsey has the higher population (283 vs 96 in Eldridge). Eldridge has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $25,179 in Sipsey). Since 2019, Sipsey's population has grown faster (-24.1% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Eldridge	Sipsey
Population	96	283
Median age	37.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$25,179
Median home value	$141,700	—
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	38	137
Homeownership rate	100.0%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	2.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldridge	Sipsey
Population	153 → 96 (-37.3%)	373 → 283 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $85,000 (+54.5%)	$25,938 → $25,179 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $141,700 (+157.6%)	$49,100 → $53,100 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$833 → $919 (+10.3%)

Eldridge

Population

15396

Median household income

$55,000$85,000

Median home value

$55,000$141,700

Sipsey

Population

373283

Median household income

$25,938$25,179

Median home value

$49,100$53,100

Median gross rent

$833$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldridge	Sipsey
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	34.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	22.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	19.4%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.7%
75 and over	3.1%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldridge	Sipsey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	62.2%
Black or African American	7.3%	37.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldridge	Sipsey
No high school diploma	5.4%	34.0%
High school graduate	48.2%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldridge	Sipsey
Drove alone	87.8%	89.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	10.1%
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)

	Eldridge	Sipsey
1-unit, detached	81.6%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	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	10.5%	35.0%

Poverty & households

	Eldridge	Sipsey
Poverty rate	6.0%	19.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1980	1975