Chatom vs Leroy

A side-by-side comparison of Chatom and Leroy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leroy has the higher population (1,016 vs 669 in Chatom). Leroy has the higher median home value ($202,600 vs $172,700 in Chatom). Since 2019, Leroy's population has grown faster (+5.4% vs -44.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chatom	Leroy
Population	669	1,016
Median age	58.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,444	—
Median home value	$172,700	$202,600
Median gross rent	$367	—
Housing units	373	402
Homeownership rate	62.5%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatom	Leroy
Population	1,195 → 669 (-44.0%)	964 → 1,016 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $39,444 (-6.4%)	$102,542 → $102,500 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$140,200 → $172,700 (+23.2%)	$141,100 → $202,600 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $367 (-31.8%)	—

Chatom

Population

1,195669

Median household income

$42,143$39,444

Median home value

$140,200$172,700

Median gross rent

$538$367

Leroy

Population

9641,016

Median household income

$102,542$102,500

Median home value

$141,100$202,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatom	Leroy
Under 5	6.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	8.5%	37.2%
18 to 24	0.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	4.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	19.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	7.6%
65 to 74	24.2%	8.6%
75 and over	14.9%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatom	Leroy
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	71.6%
Black or African American	28.0%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatom	Leroy
No high school diploma	21.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatom	Leroy
Drove alone	73.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	17.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatom	Leroy
1-unit, detached	64.9%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Chatom	Leroy
Poverty rate	36.6%	1.5%
Average household size	2.17	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1980	1978