Rainsville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

5,702

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.4

6.47% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.01%

55.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$74,046

15.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$230,400

Population & Diversity

Rainsville, AL is home to a population of 5.7k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.05% of Rainsville, AL residents were born outside of the country (174 people).

In 2024, there were 24.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.19k people) in Rainsville, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 214 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 154 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Rainsville, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rainsville, AL was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rainsville, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rainsville, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.19k ± 210
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
214 ± 136
Other (Hispanic)
154 ± 167

3.16%

Hispanic Population

180 people

3.16% of the people in Rainsville, AL are hispanic (180 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

3.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

174 people

3.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

209 people

As of 2024, 3.05% of Rainsville, AL residents (174 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 Rainsville, AL was 3.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rainsville, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
125 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 31
Vietnam
12 ± 32

Rainsville, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.95 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rainsville, AL.

Economy

The economy of Rainsville, AL employs 2.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rainsville, AL were Manufacturing (589 people), Information (442 people), and Educational Services (372 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($127,604), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,722), and Manufacturing ($58,774).

Employment

Occupations

2.92k

2024 Value

± 569

11.9%

1 Year growth

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rainsville, AL grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 2.61k employees to 2.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rainsville, AL, are Production Occupations (565 people), Management Occupations (343 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (334 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rainsville, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.92k

2024 Value

± 569

11.9%

1 Year growth

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rainsville, AL grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 2.61k employees to 2.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rainsville, AL, are Manufacturing (589 people), Information (442 people), and Educational Services (372 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rainsville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Rainsville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,363

Median earning men ± $12,329

$30,769

Median earning women ± $14,566

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($76,551), Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,618), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,750), Public Administration ($51,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,082).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rainsville, AL was $230,400 in 2024, which is 0.693 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,800 to $230,400, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Rainsville, AL is 89.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rainsville, AL have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rainsville, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$230,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,333

$2,258

Median Property Taxes

±$471

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 Rainsville, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.3%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.3% of the housing units in Rainsville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rainsville, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,046

Median Household Income

± $19,367

2.53k

Number of Households

± 482

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.53k households in Rainsville, AL grew to $74,046 from the previous year's value of $64,140.

The following chart displays the households in Rainsville, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rainsville, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (94.4%)
Worked At Home (3.48%)
Carpooled (2.14%)

In 2024, 94.4% of workers in Rainsville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (3.48%) and those who carpooled to work (2.14%).

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.

Commute Time

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rainsville, AL have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.43% of the workforce in Rainsville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rainsville, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rainsville, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rainsville, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rainsville, AL (397 out of 5.67k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rainsville, AL is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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