Population 112 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Spring Garden
Household size in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.50 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.57 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.48 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.46 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Spring Garden run small, averaging 2.46 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.2 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.7 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.5 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Spring Garden is 42.4 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 40.2 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.1% of households in Spring Garden, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 Spring Garden
Renters in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.8 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Spring Garden is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.0% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly six in ten owners (58.0%) 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.5% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.0% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.2% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +11.5 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 20.2% of the housing in Spring Garden, 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | −3 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Spring Garden was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Alabama as a whole, where the median home dates to 1986.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $485 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $528 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $583 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,054 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$568 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Spring Garden runs $1,054 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Alabama as a whole looks much the same. Rent takes 28.1% of the typical renter's income, just under 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 Spring Garden
Bachelor's degrees in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.8% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Spring Garden have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.8%, 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.4% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.3% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.6% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 75.1% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a quarter of adults in Spring Garden never finished high school, well above the national share: only 75.1% 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.0% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 6.0%, unemployment in Spring Garden is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Alabama as a whole (4.9%). 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).
Spring Garden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden | 2.46 | 42.4 | 8.1% | 9.0% | 20.2% | 1981 | $1,054 | 20.8% | 75.1% | 6.0% |
| Ladiga | 2.36 | 46.8 | 5.1% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 1992 | $1,325 | 17.3% | 88.7% | 2.2% |
| Pleasant Gap | 2.54 | 36.4 | 10.5% | 1.5% | 21.2% | 1974 | $877 | 21.4% | 66.9% | 9.6% |
| Piedmont | 2.54 | 40.7 | 12.8% | 25.6% | 17.5% | 1974 | $925 | 17.4% | 86.3% | 3.9% |
| Gnatville | 2.33 | 48.6 | 4.2% | 17.4% | 19.9% | 1993 | $1,363 | 17.1% | 89.5% | 1.0% |
| Ellisville | 2.96 | 47.5 | 5.7% | 16.6% | 25.2% | 1979 | $935 | 23.7% | 80.0% | 5.3% |
| Vigo | 2.49 | 46.7 | 9.3% | 9.8% | 16.5% | 1979 | $910 | 21.3% | 77.3% | 4.7% |
| Rock Run | 2.65 | 40.1 | 9.9% | 25.5% | 17.0% | 1987 | $948 | 11.4% | 80.2% | 2.2% |
| Borden Wheeler Springs | 2.95 | 33.0 | 9.9% | 26.9% | 17.9% | 1988 | $792 | 16.5% | 89.5% | 12.5% |
| Piedmont Springs | 2.56 | 49.5 | 4.5% | 24.7% | 13.9% | 1966 | $1,096 | 10.0% | 88.7% | 3.0% |
| Esom Hill | 2.29 | 49.5 | 11.3% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 1985 | $1,060 | 13.8% | 88.2% | 0.5% |
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 Spring Garden. 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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