Alston vs Uvalda

A side-by-side comparison of Alston and Uvalda: population, income, housing, and more.

Alston and Uvalda are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Uvalda has the higher population (494 vs 158 in Alston). Alston has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $62,411 in Uvalda). Alston has the higher median home value ($130,600 vs $103,600 in Uvalda).

Population, income & housing

	Alston	Uvalda
Population	158	494
Median age	55.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$62,411
Median home value	$130,600	$103,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	71	270
Homeownership rate	96.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alston	Uvalda
Population	180 → 158 (-12.2%)	506 → 494 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $71,875 (+161.4%)	$39,402 → $62,411 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $130,600 (+16.1%)	$63,000 → $103,600 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$532 → $675 (+26.9%)

Alston

Population

180158

Median household income

$27,500$71,875

Median home value

$112,500$130,600

Uvalda

Population

506494

Median household income

$39,402$62,411

Median home value

$63,000$103,600

Median gross rent

$532$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alston	Uvalda
Under 5	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	1.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	29.1%	11.7%
75 and over	8.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alston	Uvalda
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	54.5%
Black or African American	8.2%	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alston	Uvalda
No high school diploma	0.7%	12.5%
High school graduate	68.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alston	Uvalda
Drove alone	98.4%	84.9%
Carpooled	1.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alston	Uvalda
1-unit, detached	73.2%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Alston	Uvalda
Poverty rate	21.5%	20.4%
Average household size	3.04	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1987	1959