Brantley, AL

Census Place

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2024 Population
888
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.6
12.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.5%
27.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$27,443
22.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$142,200
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
277
4.81% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Brantley, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Brantley, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brantley, AL was $142,200, and the homeownership rate was 56.6%.

Most people in Brantley, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Brantley, AL was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Brantley, AL is home to a population of 888 people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.04% of Brantley, AL residents were born outside of the country (27 people).

In 2024, there were 2.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (538 people) in Brantley, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Brantley, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brantley, AL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brantley, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    538 ± 194
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    251 ± 104
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    48 ± 37
2.93%
Hispanic Population
26 people

In 2024, there were 2.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (538 people) in Brantley, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.93% of the people in Brantley, AL are hispanic (26 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brantley, AL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.04%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
27 people
5.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
53 people

As of 2024, 3.04% of Brantley, AL residents (27 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brantley, AL was 5.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    9 ± 21
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 22

Brantley, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brantley, AL employs 277 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brantley, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), Manufacturing (39 people), and Retail Trade (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($88,587), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,043), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,750).

Occupations

277
2024 Value
± 97
−4.81%
1 Year decline
± 51.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brantley, AL declined at a rate of −4.81%, from 291 employees to 277 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brantley, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (49 people), Community & Social Service Occupations (33 people), and Production Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brantley, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

277
2024 Value
± 97
−4.81%
1 Year decline
± 51.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brantley, AL declined at a rate of −4.81%, from 291 employees to 277 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brantley, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), Manufacturing (39 people), and Retail Trade (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brantley, AL, though some of these residents may live in Brantley, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,125
Median earning men ± $30,460
$37,992
Median earning women ± $16,611

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,375), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,207), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,393), and Retail Trade ($16,563).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brantley, AL was $142,200 in 2024, which is 0.427 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $127,200 to $142,200, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Brantley, AL is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brantley, AL have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brantley, AL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$142,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$51,329
$226
Median Property Taxes
±$79

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brantley, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brantley, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.6%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.6% of the housing units in Brantley, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$27,443
Median Household Income
± $14,880
399
Number of Households
± 94

In 2024, the median household income of the 399 households in Brantley, AL declined from $27,443 from the previous year's value of $35,500.

The following chart displays the households in Brantley, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brantley, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.8%)
  2. Carpooled (13%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.25%)

In 2024, 83.8% of workers in Brantley, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (3.25%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brantley, AL have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.48% of the workforce in Brantley, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brantley, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brantley, AL have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brantley, AL (226 out of 888 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brantley, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.3% of the population of Brantley, AL has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 7.66% on Medicare, 19.5% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.1% were men and 59.9% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 36.9% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 32% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.1% were men and 59.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.66%
Uninsured
41.7%
Employer Coverage
21.6%
Medicaid
7.66%
Medicare
19.5%
Non-Group
1.91%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brantley, AL declined by 5.31% from 8.09% to 7.66%.

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