Oakman vs Sumiton

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

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

Sumiton has the higher population (2,506 vs 872 in Oakman). Sumiton has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $71,600 in Oakman). Since 2019, Oakman's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs +1.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Oakman	Sumiton
Population	872	2,506
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,226
Median home value	$71,600	$176,500
Median gross rent	—	$765
Housing units	444	1,299
Homeownership rate	75.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakman	Sumiton
Population	638 → 872 (+36.7%)	2,472 → 2,506 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$19,500 → $24,578 (+26.0%)	$44,293 → $62,226 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $71,600 (+1.1%)	$128,900 → $176,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$464 → $413 (-11.0%)	$534 → $765 (+43.3%)

Oakman

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

Sumiton

Population

2,4722,506

Median household income

$44,293$62,226

Median home value

$128,900$176,500

Median gross rent

$534$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakman	Sumiton
Under 5	9.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	10.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	20.4%
35 to 44	7.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	18.3%
55 to 64	7.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.7%
75 and over	18.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakman	Sumiton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	97.0%
Black or African American	10.0%	2.4%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakman	Sumiton
No high school diploma	9.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	50.5%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakman	Sumiton
Drove alone	89.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakman	Sumiton
1-unit, detached	65.5%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Oakman	Sumiton
Poverty rate	20.6%	13.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1981	1977