Chatom vs St. Stephens

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

Chatom and St. Stephens 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 350 in St. Stephens). Chatom has the higher median home value ($172,700 vs $127,900 in St. Stephens). Since 2019, St. Stephens's population has grown faster (-20.6% vs -44.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chatom	St. Stephens
Population	669	350
Median age	58.6 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,444	—
Median home value	$172,700	$127,900
Median gross rent	$367	—
Housing units	373	135
Homeownership rate	62.5%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatom	St. Stephens
Population	1,195 → 669 (-44.0%)	441 → 350 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $39,444 (-6.4%)	$43,780 → $50,042 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$140,200 → $172,700 (+23.2%)	$104,200 → $127,900 (+22.7%)
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

St. Stephens

Population

441350

Median household income

$43,780$50,042

Median home value

$104,200$127,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatom	St. Stephens
Under 5	6.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	8.5%	4.0%
18 to 24	0.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	18.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	24.2%	30.0%
75 and over	14.9%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatom	St. Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	32.9%
Black or African American	28.0%	67.1%
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	St. Stephens
No high school diploma	21.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	39.4%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatom	St. Stephens
Drove alone	73.5%	24.2%
Carpooled	17.7%	75.8%
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	St. Stephens
1-unit, detached	64.9%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.5%
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%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Chatom	St. Stephens
Poverty rate	36.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1980	1977