Oakman vs Sipsey

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

Oakman and Sipsey 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 283 in Sipsey). Since 2019, Oakman's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs -24.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Oakman	Sipsey
Population	872	283
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$25,179
Median home value	$71,600	—
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	444	137
Homeownership rate	75.3%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	2.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakman	Sipsey
Population	638 → 872 (+36.7%)	373 → 283 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$19,500 → $24,578 (+26.0%)	$25,938 → $25,179 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $71,600 (+1.1%)	$49,100 → $53,100 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$464 → $413 (-11.0%)	$833 → $919 (+10.3%)

Oakman

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

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)

	Oakman	Sipsey
Under 5	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	22.6%
45 to 54	7.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	7.1%	19.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.7%
75 and over	18.7%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakman	Sipsey
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	62.2%
Black or African American	10.0%	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	6.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakman	Sipsey
No high school diploma	9.3%	34.0%
High school graduate	50.5%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakman	Sipsey
Drove alone	89.7%	89.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakman	Sipsey
1-unit, detached	65.5%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	35.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakman	Sipsey
Poverty rate	20.6%	19.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1981	1975