Population 127 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ellards
Household size in Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.26 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.99 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 5.33 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.64 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.62 | +0.01 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Ellards average 2.64 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). Household size has dropped from 3.26 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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.6 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.5 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 28.5 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.3 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.3 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Ellards skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.3, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.9% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.2% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −19.2 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Ellards (10.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Birmingham area as a whole (12.0%).
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 Ellards
Renters in Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.6% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 30.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.8% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | +1.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Ellards is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About seven in ten owners (68.4%) 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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 40.8% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 41.5% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.7% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 14.7% of the housing in Ellards, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1979 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1993 | 1984 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +16 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
Ellards has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1993, versus 1980 nationally.
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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $502 | $827 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $486 | $903 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $618 | $984 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,274 | $1,238 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$772 | +$412 | +$375 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Ellards costs $1,274 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The Birmingham area as a whole looks much the same. The typical renter here spends 32.7% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Ellards
Bachelor's degrees in Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 28.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 1.9% | 29.1% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.4% | 31.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.8% | 34.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +13.4 pts | +6.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Ellards: 19.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.3% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.8% | 86.8% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 72.9% | 88.9% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.9% | 90.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +21.6 pts | +4.9 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Ellards have finished high school (90.9%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of the Birmingham area.
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 Ellards
| Period | Ellards | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Ellards: 15.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Ellards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellards | 2.64 | 42.3 | 10.7% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 1993 | $1,274 | 19.8% | 90.9% | 15.6% |
| Pondville | 2.70 | 40.8 | 11.3% | 14.4% | 14.7% | 1993 | $1,236 | 20.5% | 90.8% | 14.9% |
| Harrisburg | 2.62 | 42.7 | 15.3% | 15.4% | 17.4% | 1989 | $1,163 | 16.9% | 84.2% | 17.4% |
| Eoline | 3.05 | 40.9 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 28.2% | 1985 | $1,272 | 5.9% | 92.7% | 4.1% |
| Brent | 2.52 | 37.8 | 29.8% | 34.9% | 14.6% | 1981 | $748 | 11.7% | 75.1% | 14.3% |
| Pearson | 2.99 | 40.4 | 7.0% | 10.7% | 24.9% | 1988 | $1,202 | 7.6% | 93.9% | 5.0% |
| Fairdale | 2.38 | 34.0 | 37.2% | 64.7% | 32.7% | 1966 | $866 | 6.8% | 58.9% | 35.4% |
| Centreville | 2.38 | 40.3 | 14.1% | 28.4% | 12.1% | 1985 | $773 | 13.7% | 82.6% | 16.7% |
| Jericho | 3.65 | 17.1 | 20.5% | 24.5% | 15.4% | 1993 | $625 | 31.8% | 89.0% | 4.1% |
| Hagler | 2.59 | 39.0 | 9.1% | 3.6% | 13.0% | 2002 | $1,126 | 10.6% | 92.4% | 4.4% |
| Vernontown | 3.04 | 40.7 | 4.2% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 1992 | $749 | 12.5% | 92.4% | 11.5% |
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 Ellards. 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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