Escambia County vs Tallapoosa County

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

Escambia 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 36,695 in Escambia County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median household income ($57,185 vs $44,447 in Escambia County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $122,700 in Escambia County).

Population, income & housing

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
Population	36,695	41,070
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,447	$57,185
Median home value	$122,700	$144,800
Median gross rent	$709	$734
Housing units	16,759	22,967
Homeownership rate	68.7%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
Population	37,057 → 36,695 (-1.0%)	40,541 → 41,070 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$36,275 → $44,447 (+22.5%)	$45,828 → $57,185 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $122,700 (+23.4%)	$109,300 → $144,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $709 (+15.1%)	$665 → $734 (+10.4%)

Escambia County

Population

37,05736,695

Median household income

$36,275$44,447

Median home value

$99,400$122,700

Median gross rent

$616$709

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)

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.7%
75 and over	7.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	68.2%
Black or African American	30.5%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
No high school diploma	17.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	43.2%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
Drove alone	89.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
1-unit, detached	67.5%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Escambia County	Tallapoosa County
Poverty rate	21.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1984	1984