Chambers County vs Tallapoosa County

A side-by-side comparison of Chambers County and Tallapoosa County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chambers County and Tallapoosa County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tallapoosa County has the higher population (41,070 vs 34,450 in Chambers County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median household income ($57,185 vs $49,295 in Chambers County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $129,700 in Chambers County).

Population, income & housing

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
Population	34,450	41,070
Median age	41.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,295	$57,185
Median home value	$129,700	$144,800
Median gross rent	$850	$734
Housing units	16,427	22,967
Homeownership rate	71.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
Population	33,660 → 34,450 (+2.3%)	40,541 → 41,070 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$42,289 → $49,295 (+16.6%)	$45,828 → $57,185 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $129,700 (+33.6%)	$109,300 → $144,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $850 (+13.5%)	$665 → $734 (+10.4%)

Chambers County

Population

33,66034,450

Median household income

$42,289$49,295

Median home value

$97,100$129,700

Median gross rent

$749$850

Tallapoosa County

Population

40,54141,070

Median household income

$45,828$57,185

Median home value

$109,300$144,800

Median gross rent

$665$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.7%
75 and over	8.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	68.2%
Black or African American	39.7%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
No high school diploma	16.4%	16.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
Drove alone	86.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Chambers County	Tallapoosa County
Poverty rate	15.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1979	1984