Houston County vs Lauderdale County

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

Houston 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.

Houston County has the higher population (107,628 vs 95,037 in Lauderdale County). Lauderdale County has the higher median household income ($59,082 vs $57,531 in Houston County). Lauderdale County has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $178,000 in Houston County).

Population, income & housing

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
Population	107,628	95,037
Median age	40.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,531	$59,082
Median home value	$178,000	$185,800
Median gross rent	$905	$799
Housing units	49,774	44,801
Homeownership rate	63.9%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
Population	104,702 → 107,628 (+2.8%)	92,556 → 95,037 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$47,580 → $57,531 (+20.9%)	$48,094 → $59,082 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$137,600 → $178,000 (+29.4%)	$145,000 → $185,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $905 (+20.0%)	$663 → $799 (+20.5%)

Houston County

Population

104,702107,628

Median household income

$47,580$57,531

Median home value

$137,600$178,000

Median gross rent

$754$905

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)

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	12.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.7%
75 and over	7.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	82.7%
Black or African American	27.1%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	32.1%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
Drove alone	85.5%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
1-unit, detached	70.3%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	9.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Houston County	Lauderdale County
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1984	1980