City profile · Alabama · Census ACS 2023

Reform, AL

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Reform - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,636
Residents
$33,958
Median income
$92,200
Median home
$776
Median rent (state)

Reform - the verdict

Nationally, Reform sits in the 4th percentile for household income and the 47th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

4th
percentile, household income
7th
percentile, home value
0th
percentile, median rent
47th
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: Reform, AL

1,636 people live in Reform, Alabama - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Reform households earn a median of $33,958 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 37.5%. Typical homes in Reform are valued around $92,200, and the median resident age is 36.7 years. About 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 48.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 2 residential building permits were authorized in Reform (Stable), up 0% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Reform reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1456.3 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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $776 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Alabama's average monthly utility costs around $245 (state average). The average commute for Reform workers runs 30.3 minutes, with 97.8% driving alone and 1.4% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.7 out of 100 (Low).

Population

1,636 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Alabama

Median Household Income

$33,958 /yr

Poverty 37.5%

Cost of Living Index (state)

88.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Alabama average

How does Reform compare to other US cities?

Reform measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 4% higher than other cities
Home value 7% pricier than other cities
Median rent 0% pricier than other cities
Safety 47% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Alabama alone, Reform ranks #82 of 222 Alabama cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Reform 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 Reform near the bottom of Alabama's cities

Among the 556 Alabama cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Reform ranks #416 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Reform only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#469 of 530
11th percentile in Alabama
Median Gross Rent
#416 of 556
0th percentile in Alabama
Median Home Value
#429 of 517
17th percentile in Alabama
Poverty Rate
#21 of 556
96th percentile in Alabama
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#387 of 556
29th percentile in Alabama

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.

4thIncome percentile
47thSafety percentile

4th percentile nationally for median household income · 47th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Reform's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Reform's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 49 Avg. percentile National median
Reform's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Reform's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$92,200 Among the most affordable more affordable than 93% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Reform $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Reform, AL Reform, AL's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Reform, AL-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Reform, AL median $33,958/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Reform, AL's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Reform, AL. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 10.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 37.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 48.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,636
Median Income
$33,958
Median Home Value
$92,200
Median Age
36.7
Poverty Rate
37.5%
Labor force participation
48.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
1456.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
208.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1248.3
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
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,400 residents1,450 residents1,500 residents1,550 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,513 residents 1,432 residents ▼ -5.4%
Reform's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 2

Permit volume increased 0% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
30.3 minutes
Drive Alone
97.8%
Carpool
0.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
1.4%

Based on 585 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 Reform 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
44.7 / 100
Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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1,633 people
Hackleburg
1,642 people
Rehobeth
1,647 people
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1,649 people
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1,655 people
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1,657 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Reform's 1,636 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Neligh, NE
1,636 people
South Dos Palos, CA
1,637 people
White Pigeon, MI
1,637 people
Warren, MN
1,637 people
Halsey, OR
1,637 people
Montgomery, WV
1,635 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Reform's $33,958 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Cedar Glen Lakes, NJ
$33,958 median income
Belhaven, NC
$33,958 median income
Ellington, MO
$33,953 median income
Hunt, NY
$33,967 median income
Emajagua comunidad, PR
$33,974 median income
New Haven, IL
$33,977 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Reform, AL Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Reform, AL - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 29.9% 61.8% 6.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2% White 29.9% Black or African American 61.8% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 1.7% Two or more races 6.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Reform compares to nearby Alabama cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Reform (this city) 1,636 $33,958
Cedar Bluff 1,633 $48,784
Hackleburg 1,642 $43,854
Rehobeth 1,647 $69,438
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AL FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Reform, AL?

What is the population of Reform, AL? +

The population of Reform, AL stands at 1,636 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Reform, AL? +

The median household income in Reform is $33,958 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Reform? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Reform; 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 Reform, AL safe? +

Reform has a total crime rate of 1456.3 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.

What is the median home value in Reform, AL? +

A typical home in Reform is worth $92,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

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.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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