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Samson, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Samson is a Census town of 1,669 people across 4.05 square miles of land, in Geneva County. Median household income is $33,424, 53.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Samson
What Samson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.05 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land412 plus or minus 86
- County holding the largest share of its areaGeneva 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.
Samson
How many people live in Samson
- Population1,669 plus or minus 350
- Median age40.6
- Population under 18351 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over321 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households733
- Family households428 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Samson
- Median household income$33,424
- Per capita income$23,001
- Civilian labor force733 plus or minus 159
- Employed648 plus or minus 137
- Unemployed85 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate11.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over1,203
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.0 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Samson
- Housing units930
- Occupied units733
- Vacant units197 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied395 plus or minus 95
- Renter occupied338 plus or minus 97
- Ownership rate53.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,100 plus or minus $24,156
- Median gross rent, monthly$762 plus or minus $221
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units744
- Share single family80.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more99 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes87 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Samson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute601 plus or minus 134
- Commuting under 15 minutes173 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more337 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.1 percent
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Samson
- NFIP communityCity of Samson
- NFIP community number010088
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/16
The City of Samson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010088 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.
Geneva County, not Samson
Geneva County context, not Samson figures
- Establishments in Geneva County424
- Covered employment, Geneva County5,471
- Average annual pay, Geneva County$42,591
- Housing units permitted, Geneva County26
Every figure in this section is published for Geneva County as a whole and is not a measurement of Samson.
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
Samson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Samson, Alabama?
1,669, in 733 households. Samson town covers 4.05 square miles of land, which is 412 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Samson in?
Geneva 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 Samson?
$33,424. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,100. Median gross rent is $762 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Samson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Samson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Samson, city of, community 010088, 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 Samson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Geneva 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 Samson.
Is zoning published for Samson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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