Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Hayneville, above both Alabama’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 5 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Hayneville. Lowndes County Courthouse and Tankersley Rosenwald School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hayneville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hayneville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 800 in 1850, a low of 355 in 1890, 830 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and a map from 1981 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hayneville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hayneville.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Hayneville for work; the rest commute out. In Hayneville, the average commute is 19 minutes. The middle household income for Hayneville comes to $38,000, where Alabama’s towns sit at $62,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The town had 411 jobs in 2023, down 23 from 2013.
| Hayneville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. 144 students attend Hayneville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayneville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 144 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. 3 crimes were reported in Hayneville in 2024: 2 property and 1 violent.
Hayneville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Of the 188 Alabama towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Hayneville. 58% of adults have high blood pressure here. Against the Alabama average, Hayneville comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 19.
| Hayneville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hayneville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 19.3% | 23.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.7% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. 38% of Hayneville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 24%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hayneville’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $819 a month. The share of households in Hayneville who live in a home they own: 56%.
| Hayneville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $819 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Hayneville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Hayneville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
Where Hayneville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Alabama, United States
Hayneville is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, Hayneville had a population of 830. It is also part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area. It initially incorporated in 1831, but lapsed, finally reincorporating in 1967. Before 1970, the town appeared only twice on the U.S. Census: in 1850 and 1890. The 1850 estimate of 800 residents ranked it as the largest town in the county at the time. Located in the fertile Black Belt region, Hayneville was the county seat in a plantation economy after Native Americans were removed that used slave labor for cotton production. The town was later a railway terminus and home to the Hayneville Railway …
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hayneville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Ruth Reese and Billy Parker.
