Randolph County, Alabama

Randolph County has a population of 22,510 and has grown 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $181,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $52,338.

Home price
$181,600
Income
$52,338
Population
22,510
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$181,600county
Median gross rent$708county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198040.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$634county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$980county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$52,338county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate19.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$30,663county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.25%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths57.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.9%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3444county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible62.6%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,510county
Land area in square miles581county
People per square mile of land38.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents451county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in528county
Households that moved away472county
Average income of arriving households$60,002county
Average income of departing households$50,657county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days206 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use1,143 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.5%county
Homes heated by propane22.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk42.5county
Landslide risk65.1county
Hail risk40.9county
Earthquake risk46.6county
Tornado risk62.6county
Tropical cyclone risk71.9county
Extreme heat risk45.4county
Winter weather risk7.3county
Strong wind risk25.4county
Wildfire risk63.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Randolph County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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