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Population and households in Blues Old Stand
Household size in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.34 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.18 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.91 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −1.04 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Blues Old Stand are small: just 2.30 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.34 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.7 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.7 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.7, Blues Old Stand is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.0% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 24.9% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +9.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Blues Old Stand: 24.9% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Blues Old Stand
Renters in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.3% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.0% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 44.3% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +26.9 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than four in ten households in Blues Old Stand rent their homes (44.3%), above the national share of 34.8%. Nearly six in ten owners (57.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.4% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 38.1% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Blues Old Stand: 12.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The picture is much the same across Alabama.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Blues Old Stand is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $340 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $531 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $590 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $545 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$205 | +$375 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Blues Old Stand costs $545 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 51.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Blues Old Stand
Bachelor's degrees in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.7% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.1% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −8.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Blues Old Stand have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 7.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.8% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 64.2% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.0% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 75.3% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | −9.5 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a quarter of adults in Blues Old Stand never finished high school, well above the national share: only 75.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Blues Old Stand
| Period | Blues Old Stand | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 30.5% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 21.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −11.0 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Blues Old Stand out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Blues Old Stand compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues Old Stand | 2.30 | 44.7 | 24.9% | 44.3% | 12.4% | 1992 | $545 | 7.1% | 75.3% | 0.0% |
| Smuteye | 2.14 | 44.3 | 23.0% | 43.1% | 14.4% | 1989 | $602 | 5.9% | 71.6% | 1.5% |
| Inverness | 2.20 | 46.7 | 10.0% | 3.2% | 13.9% | 1996 | $548 | 15.5% | 93.6% | 0.0% |
| Saco | 2.23 | 45.8 | 20.7% | 32.7% | 18.0% | 1990 | $615 | 11.8% | 77.5% | 0.3% |
| Postoak | 2.22 | 46.3 | 12.8% | 8.4% | 13.6% | 1995 | $547 | 13.9% | 90.1% | 0.0% |
| Perote | 1.96 | 46.8 | 7.6% | 25.5% | 12.1% | 1993 | $431 | 11.4% | 84.0% | 5.6% |
| Josie | 2.74 | 37.7 | 13.1% | 11.9% | 24.8% | 1984 | $1,106 | 13.0% | 76.1% | 3.9% |
| Sandfield | 2.56 | 40.6 | 12.7% | 12.0% | 26.3% | 1985 | $1,013 | 15.5% | 77.8% | 3.2% |
| Banks | 2.54 | 40.8 | 16.6% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 1987 | $903 | 12.0% | 76.4% | 2.5% |
| Linwood | 2.42 | 45.3 | 8.3% | 5.2% | 20.1% | 1989 | $824 | 19.1% | 81.2% | 2.1% |
| Almeria | 2.20 | 46.7 | 10.0% | 3.2% | 13.9% | 1996 | $548 | 15.5% | 93.6% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Blues Old Stand. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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