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Douglas, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Douglas is a Census town of 1,113 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in Marshall County. Median household income is $62,000, 59.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Douglas
What Douglas is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land327 plus or minus 95
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarshall 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.
Douglas
How many people live in Douglas
- Population1,113 plus or minus 322
- Median age28.1 plus or minus 6.5
- Population under 18410 plus or minus 116
- Share under 1836.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Population 65 and over105 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over9.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households344 plus or minus 89
- Family households255 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Douglas
Income and work in Douglas
- Median household income$62,000 plus or minus $33,341
- Per capita income$24,673 plus or minus $6,025
- Civilian labor force437 plus or minus 135
- Employed430 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over594 plus or minus 149
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Douglas
Housing in Douglas
- Housing units392 plus or minus 91
- Occupied units344 plus or minus 89
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied203 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied141 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate59.0 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,400 plus or minus $36,236
- Median gross rent, monthly$905
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Single family units277 plus or minus 78
- Share single family70.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Douglas
How Douglas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute414 plus or minus 134
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more172 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.5 percent
- Drove alone86.0 percent plus or minus 39.0
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Douglas
Flood risk in Douglas
- NFIP communityTown of Douglas
- NFIP community number010459
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The Town of Douglas does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010459 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.
Marshall County, not Douglas
Marshall County context, not Douglas figures
- Establishments in Marshall County2,010
- Covered employment, Marshall County40,812
- Average annual pay, Marshall County$48,206
- Housing units permitted, Marshall County163
Every figure in this section is published for Marshall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Douglas.
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
Douglas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Douglas, Alabama?
1,113, in 344 households. Douglas town covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 327 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Douglas in?
Marshall 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 Douglas?
$62,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,400. Median gross rent is $905 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Douglas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Douglas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Douglas, town of, community 010459, 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 Douglas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marshall 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 Douglas.
Is zoning published for Douglas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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