Lauderdale County vs Limestone County

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

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

Limestone County has the higher population (107,577 vs 95,037 in Lauderdale County). Limestone County has the higher median household income ($83,534 vs $59,082 in Lauderdale County). Limestone County has the higher median home value ($255,100 vs $185,800 in Lauderdale County).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
Population	95,037	107,577
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,082	$83,534
Median home value	$185,800	$255,100
Median gross rent	$799	$908
Housing units	44,801	43,487
Homeownership rate	67.8%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
Population	92,556 → 95,037 (+2.7%)	94,727 → 107,577 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$48,094 → $59,082 (+22.8%)	$59,686 → $83,534 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$145,000 → $185,800 (+28.1%)	$158,800 → $255,100 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $799 (+20.5%)	$691 → $908 (+31.4%)

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

Limestone County

Population

94,727107,577

Median household income

$59,686$83,534

Median home value

$158,800$255,100

Median gross rent

$691$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
Under 5	5.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.4%
75 and over	8.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	73.5%
Black or African American	9.5%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	33.6%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
Drove alone	80.3%	82.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	9.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale County	Limestone County
Poverty rate	13.6%	10.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1980	1996