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Powell, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Powell is a Census town of 912 people across 4.80 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $61,786, 72.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Powell
What Powell is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land190 plus or minus 57
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powell
How many people live in Powell
- Population912 plus or minus 275
- Median age36.9 plus or minus 10.4
- Population under 18181 plus or minus 79
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over125 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households276 plus or minus 77
- Family households218 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families79.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powell
Income and work in Powell
- Median household income$61,786
- Per capita income$20,120
- Civilian labor force384 plus or minus 136
- Employed363 plus or minus 133
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over687 plus or minus 176
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powell
Housing in Powell
- Housing units346 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units276 plus or minus 77
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate20.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied199 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate72.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,400 plus or minus $47,282
- Median gross rent, monthly$931
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units188 plus or minus 48
- Share single family54.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes146 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powell
How Powell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute342 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes116 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more88 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone77.0 percent plus or minus 40.2
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powell
Flood risk in Powell
- NFIP communityTown of Powell
- NFIP community number010398
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11(M)
The Town of Powell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010398 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DeKalb County, not Powell
DeKalb County context, not Powell figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,165
- Covered employment, DeKalb County23,367
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$50,391
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County39
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Powell.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Powell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Powell, Alabama?
912, in 276 households. Powell town covers 4.80 square miles of land, which is 190 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Powell in?
DeKalb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Powell?
$61,786. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,400. Median gross rent is $931 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Powell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Powell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Powell, town of, community 010398, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Powell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Powell.
Is zoning published for Powell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.