Cullman County vs Lauderdale County

A side-by-side comparison of Cullman County and Lauderdale County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lauderdale County has the higher population (95,037 vs 89,463 in Cullman County). Cullman County has the higher median household income ($60,916 vs $59,082 in Lauderdale County). Lauderdale County has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $180,500 in Cullman County).

Population, income & housing

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
Population	89,463	95,037
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,916	$59,082
Median home value	$180,500	$185,800
Median gross rent	$883	$799
Housing units	39,538	44,801
Homeownership rate	76.4%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
Population	82,853 → 89,463 (+8.0%)	92,556 → 95,037 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$44,918 → $60,916 (+35.6%)	$48,094 → $59,082 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $180,500 (+40.4%)	$145,000 → $185,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $883 (+25.1%)	$663 → $799 (+20.5%)

Cullman County

Population

82,85389,463

Median household income

$44,918$60,916

Median home value

$128,600$180,500

Median gross rent

$706$883

Lauderdale County

Population

92,55695,037

Median household income

$48,094$59,082

Median home value

$145,000$185,800

Median gross rent

$663$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	12.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.7%
75 and over	7.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	82.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
No high school diploma	15.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
Drove alone	83.4%	80.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
1-unit, detached	69.7%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	9.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Cullman County	Lauderdale County
Poverty rate	13.9%	13.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1985	1980