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Langston, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Langston is a Census town of 284 people across 4.93 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $53,929, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Langston
What Langston is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.93 sq mi
- Water area3.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land58 plus or minus 18
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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.
Langston
How many people live in Langston
- Population284 plus or minus 89
- Median age56.4
- Population under 1824 plus or minus 23
- Share under 188.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over88 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over31.0 percent
- Households134 plus or minus 39
- Family households94 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Langston
Income and work in Langston
- Median household income$53,929
- Per capita income$40,247 plus or minus $14,100
- Civilian labor force101 plus or minus 45
- Employed84 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate16.8 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Adults 25 and over257 plus or minus 80
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.4 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Langston
Housing in Langston
- Housing units239 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units134 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units105 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate43.9 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Owner occupied97 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$337,500 plus or minus $202,079
- Single family units196 plus or minus 59
- Share single family82.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes39 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Langston
How Langston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute77 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes2 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes2.6 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.9 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Drove alone83.1 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Langston
Flood risk in Langston
- NFIP communityTown of Langston
- NFIP community number010502
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/08
The Town of Langston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010502 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.
Jackson County, not Langston
Jackson County context, not Langston figures
- Establishments in Jackson County876
- Covered employment, Jackson County15,446
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$49,421
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County53
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Langston.
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.
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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
Langston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Langston, Alabama?
284, in 134 households. Langston town covers 4.93 square miles of land, which is 58 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Langston in?
Jackson 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 Langston?
$53,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $337,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Langston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Langston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Langston, town of, community 010502, 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 Langston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson 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 Langston.
Is zoning published for Langston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.