Alford vs Bascom

A side-by-side comparison of Alford and Bascom: population, income, housing, and more.

Alford and Bascom are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alford has the higher population (322 vs 152 in Bascom). Bascom has the higher median household income ($70,500 vs $46,009 in Alford). Since 2019, Bascom's population has grown faster (+171.4% vs -48.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alford	Bascom
Population	322	152
Median age	61.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,009	$70,500
Median home value	—	$95,500
Median gross rent	$798	—
Housing units	260	93
Homeownership rate	74.7%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alford	Bascom
Population	630 → 322 (-48.9%)	56 → 152 (+171.4%)
Median household income	$26,406 → $46,009 (+74.2%)	$45,000 → $70,500 (+56.7%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $83,800 (+12.8%)	$90,000 → $95,500 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $798 (+7.5%)	$606 → $642 (+5.9%)

Alford

Population

630322

Median household income

$26,406$46,009

Median home value

$74,300$83,800

Median gross rent

$742$798

Bascom

Population

56152

Median household income

$45,000$70,500

Median home value

$90,000$95,500

Median gross rent

$606$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alford	Bascom
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	2.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	3.9%
45 to 54	5.9%	34.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	32.9%	22.4%
75 and over	9.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alford	Bascom
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	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	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alford	Bascom
No high school diploma	24.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.3%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alford	Bascom
Drove alone	78.2%	97.7%
Carpooled	18.6%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alford	Bascom
1-unit, detached	79.6%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Alford	Bascom
Poverty rate	18.3%	6.6%
Average household size	1.77	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1968	1960