Arley vs Double Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Arley and Double Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Double Springs has the higher population (1,188 vs 518 in Arley). Arley has the higher median household income ($48,036 vs $32,250 in Double Springs). Double Springs has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $86,000 in Arley).

Population, income & housing

	Arley	Double Springs
Population	518	1,188
Median age	34.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,036	$32,250
Median home value	$86,000	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$363
Housing units	198	566
Homeownership rate	73.3%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arley	Double Springs
Population	574 → 518 (-9.8%)	1,610 → 1,188 (-26.2%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $48,036 (+15.6%)	$26,442 → $32,250 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $86,000 (-24.2%)	$93,600 → $125,000 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $531 (+21.2%)	$482 → $363 (-24.7%)

Arley

Population

574518

Median household income

$41,563$48,036

Median home value

$113,400$86,000

Median gross rent

$438$531

Double Springs

Population

1,6101,188

Median household income

$26,442$32,250

Median home value

$93,600$125,000

Median gross rent

$482$363

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arley	Double Springs
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	15.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	20.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.2%	9.9%
75 and over	4.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arley	Double Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arley	Double Springs
No high school diploma	28.5%	18.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arley	Double Springs
Drove alone	88.0%	88.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arley	Double Springs
1-unit, detached	51.5%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.8%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Arley	Double Springs
Poverty rate	38.8%	32.9%
Average household size	3.22	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1980	1978