Chatom vs Malcolm

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

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

Chatom has the higher population (669 vs 305 in Malcolm). Since 2019, Malcolm's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -44.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chatom	Malcolm
Population	669	305
Median age	58.6 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,444	—
Median home value	$172,700	—
Median gross rent	$367	—
Housing units	373	120
Homeownership rate	62.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatom	Malcolm
Population	1,195 → 669 (-44.0%)	354 → 305 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $39,444 (-6.4%)	—
Median home value	$140,200 → $172,700 (+23.2%)	$45,000 → $45,100 (+0.2%)
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

Malcolm

Population

354305

Median home value

$45,000$45,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatom	Malcolm
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	41.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	37.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	21.6%
65 to 74	24.2%	0.0%
75 and over	14.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatom	Malcolm
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	0.0%
Black or African American	28.0%	100.0%
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	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatom	Malcolm
No high school diploma	21.7%	63.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatom	Malcolm
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	Malcolm
1-unit, detached	64.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chatom	Malcolm
Poverty rate	36.6%	100.0%
Average household size	2.17	4.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1980	—