Emelle, Alabama

Population

Down 9.1% since 2020.

30

people, the 460th-largest of Alabama's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alabama's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $468 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Sumter County.

• $495 Tract 113.01
• $963 Tract 114

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 83% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 65% less than Alabama's.

$73,300

median home value in Emelle.

• $73,300 Emelle
• $209,900 Alabama
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year