BlackAL
A town of 241, settled in 1902.
Is Black a good place to live?
Of the 188 Alabama towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Black. Black has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
241 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Black: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Black, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Black.
Most of Black’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 24 miles. Black’s mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among residents here, 8.6% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Dothan (25%), Hartford (12%) and Enterprise (8%).
| Black | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of households live in a home they own in Black than in most of Alabama or the rest of the country
A typical home in Black is worth about $180,000, down 0.6% in a year, 25% below the Alabama typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Black faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Black, 47% come from inland flooding and 27% from hurricanes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Black households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Black’s year
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Black is
16% of Black adults binge drink, above the Alabama town median (14%) but below the median of U.S. towns (16%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Black beats Alabama on 4 and trails on 1. Black: just over two in five adults have high blood pressure.
| Black | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 43% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Black | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Black
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Black
About 0 of every 100 Black residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
100% of working residents leave Black for work
Where Black’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Black
Town in Alabama, United States
Black is a town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. Incorporated in 1905, it is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 221, an increase over the figure of 207 tabulated in 2010. Despite its name, the town of Black is 100% Non-Hispanic White. The town was actually named after George W. Black, who was an early settler within the area around the town.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 226 ft
- ZIP code
- 36314
- Area code
- 334
Questions about Black
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Black, AL a good place to live?
Black has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.