Population
1,835 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Alabama
City profile · Alabama · Census ACS 2023
Collinsville, AL
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Collinsville - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 1,835
- Residents
- $31,411
- Median income
- $776
- Median rent (state)
Collinsville - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Collinsville places in the 3rd percentile for household income and the 55th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
- 3rd
- percentile, household income
- 0th
- percentile, median rent
- 55th
- percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Collinsville, AL
1,835 people live in Collinsville, Alabama - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Collinsville brings in $31,411 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 24.0%. The median resident age is 41.9 years. 8.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 41.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 3 residential building permits were authorized in Collinsville (Low Activity), per Census BPS data. Collinsville reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1209.4 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Alabama run below the national norm: the state registers 88.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $776 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $245 across Alabama, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 21.3 minutes, with 83.0% driving alone and 0.8% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 80.4 out of 100 (High).
Median Household Income
$31,411 /yr
Poverty 24.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
88.8 (US=100)
Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Alabama average
How does Collinsville compare to other US cities?
Collinsville measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income 3% higher than other cities
Median rent 0% pricier than other cities
Safety 55% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Alabama, Collinsville ranks #69 of 222 Alabama cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Collinsville's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Alabama, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
3rd percentile nationally for median household income · 55th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Collinsville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Income distribution context
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 8.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 24.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 41.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,835
Median Income
$31,411
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
41.9
Poverty Rate
24.0%
Labor force participation
41.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
8.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1209.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
145.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1064.3
per 100,000 residents
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Housing Supply
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
3
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
21.3 minutes
Drive Alone
83.0%
Carpool
10.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
5.4%
Work from Home
0.8%
Based on 607 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Alabama - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$138
avg/month
Natural Gas
$62
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$245
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Alabama state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Alabama state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Collinsville sits in
Cost of Living Index
88.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$776/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
80.4 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Alabama
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Collinsville's 1,835 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Collinsville's $31,411 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Collinsville compares to nearby Alabama cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AL FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Collinsville, AL?
What is the population of Collinsville, AL? +
Collinsville, AL has a population of 1,835 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in Collinsville, AL? +
The median household income in Collinsville is $31,411 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the cost of living in Collinsville? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Collinsville; the closest available measure is the Alabama state average, a cost of living index of 88.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Alabama vary by metro area.
Is Collinsville, AL safe? +
Collinsville has a total crime rate of 1209.4 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
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