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SheetAL-COURTLAND-AL · Courtland, AL 777 pop · income 9th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Courtland
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Courtland on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Boswell · lowest
26,167
Boswell · lowest
26,167 median HH income
35.8% of the leader · rank #1
Audubon · near
41,389
Audubon · near
41,389 median HH income
56.6% of the leader · rank #2
Savannah · near
41,396
Savannah · near
41,396 median HH income
56.6% of the leader · rank #3
Courtland · this city
41,406
Courtland · this city
41,406 median HH income
56.6% of the leader · rank #4
Melville · near
41,406
Melville · near
41,406 median HH income
56.6% of the leader · rank #5
Holdenville · near
41,413
Holdenville · near
41,413 median HH income
56.6% of the leader · rank #6
Allgood · highest
73,125
Allgood · highest
73,125 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Courtland on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 777.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Courtland lands in the 9th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
9th
percentile, household income
1st
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Courtland, AL
Alabama's Courtland is a small town, with 777 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Courtland households earn a median of $41,406 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 23.7%. The median resident age is 42.2 years. 5.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 40.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 60.7°F with 56.3 inches of precipitation per year.
Living costs in Alabama run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Alabama scores 88.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $936 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Alabama's average monthly utility costs around $245 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 61.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Courtland's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to population change to work and mobility to climate and hazard context; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Courtland, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Courtland?
Within Alabama, the closest population matches are Pickensville (776 residents, $46,667 income); Rockford (776 residents, $54,000 income); Gilbertown (772 residents, $66,300 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Rockport, AR (777 residents); Bradenton Beach, FL (777 residents); La Belle, MO (777 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Is Courtland growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +13 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.2% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the journey to work look like in Courtland?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 89.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 60.7°F, with 56.3 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Alabama is 61.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 23.7% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
88.8 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Alabama average
F
City profile score · Courtland, AL
27/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A+
88.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$41,406
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
23.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
5.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Courtland profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 90/100 (A+) · 88.8 index
Household income: 9/100 (F) · $41,406
Poverty rate: 8/100 (F) · 23.7%
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 5.6%
How does Courtland compare to other US cities?
Courtland measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income9% higher than other cities
Median rent1% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Courtland against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Alabama only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Alabama-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Courtland near the bottom of Alabama's cities
Among the 556 Alabama cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Courtland ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Courtland only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#395 of 530
25th percentile in Alabama
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 556
0th percentile in Alabama
Poverty Rate
#86 of 556
85th percentile in Alabama
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#509 of 556
8th percentile in Alabama
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Alabama only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
9th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$41,406Courtland, AL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Courtland, AL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Courtland, AL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)5.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)23.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)40.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
777
Median Income
$41,406
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
42.2
Poverty Rate
23.7%
Labor force participation
40.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
5.6%
Climate
Avg Temperature
60.7°F
Annual Precipitation
56.3"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Courtland's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
581 residents
2021
580 residents
2022
582 residents
2023
588 residents
2024
592 residents
2025
594 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
89.5%
Carpool
6.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
2.9%
Based on 238 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Alabama statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $245
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Alabama at $245 (electricity about $138 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Alabama statewide averages, not a meter reading for Courtland. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Alabama's BEA cost-of-living index is 88.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Courtland is $936/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Alabama statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 61.5 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Alabama statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Courtland sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Courtland compares to similar-size Alabama cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.