Chatom vs McIntosh

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

Chatom and McIntosh 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 198 in McIntosh). McIntosh has the higher median household income ($81,094 vs $39,444 in Chatom). McIntosh has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $172,700 in Chatom).

Population, income & housing

	Chatom	McIntosh
Population	669	198
Median age	58.6 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,444	$81,094
Median home value	$172,700	$206,300
Median gross rent	$367	—
Housing units	373	86
Homeownership rate	62.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatom	McIntosh
Population	1,195 → 669 (-44.0%)	310 → 198 (-36.1%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $39,444 (-6.4%)	$52,344 → $81,094 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$140,200 → $172,700 (+23.2%)	$172,100 → $206,300 (+19.9%)
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

McIntosh

Population

310198

Median household income

$52,344$81,094

Median home value

$172,100$206,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatom	McIntosh
Under 5	6.0%	1.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	28.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	2.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	17.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	5.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	24.2%	12.1%
75 and over	14.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatom	McIntosh
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	31.8%
Black or African American	28.0%	59.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.6%
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	McIntosh
No high school diploma	21.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	39.4%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatom	McIntosh
Drove alone	73.5%	89.5%
Carpooled	17.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatom	McIntosh
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	McIntosh
Poverty rate	36.6%	5.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1980	1975