Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Creekwood and Samuel R. Pitts Plantation. Hurtsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hurtsboro beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 433 in 1890, a peak of 1,056 in 1960, 349 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hurtsboro, 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 Hurtsboro.
The share of households in Hurtsboro who live in a home they own is 62%, below both Alabama’s towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%). The typical home value here is about $95,000, down 0.6% in a year, 60% below the Alabama typical home.
| Hurtsboro | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $415 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Hurtsboro, 16% of residents live below the poverty line. The town’s income of the median household stands at $26,000, against $62,000 in Alabama’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: only 2% of working residents stay in Hurtsboro for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Columbus (15%), Auburn (13%) and Opelika (9%).
| Hurtsboro | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $26,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults 25 and older in Hurtsboro, 19% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. For residents here, the share who are 65 or older is 19%.
| Hurtsboro | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
Somewhere between 35% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hurtsboro’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.5 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Hurtsboro | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.2% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 4.6% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
This Alabama town beats the Alabama average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. The share of adults in Hurtsboro who have obesity: 43%. No town among the 188 in Alabama we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Hurtsboro. Two figures for adults locally: 9.4% binge drink, 58% have high blood pressure.
| Hurtsboro | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 58% | 43% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hurtsboro | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 86.3% | 78% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 7% | 4.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal aid has come to Hurtsboro households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over half of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1996: one. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 57% come from inland flooding and 13% from drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Railroad Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hurtsboro; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Hurtsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
Where Hurtsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hurtsboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Alabama, United States
Hurtsboro is a town in Russell County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hurtsboro had a population of 349. It was founded in 1857 as Hurtsville and named for Joel Hurt, Sr. (whose son, Joel Hurt, was an important developer of Atlanta, Georgia). A railroad spur from Columbus, Georgia was completed the next year. It was incorporated in 1872 and in 1883 the town name was changed to Hurtsboro. The town is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hurtsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 notable people were born here, including Rodney Cooper and Joel Hurt.
