RutledgeAL
A town of 347, settled in 1867.
Is Rutledge a good place to live?
35% of residents live below the poverty line in Rutledge, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 187 Alabama towns we compare have a lower income of the median household than Rutledge. Rutledge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
347 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rutledge: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rutledge, 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 Rutledge.
Most of Rutledge’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
For most workers, Rutledge is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The town’s typical journey to work is 27 minutes, above both the Alabama town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Luverne (22%), Montgomery (13%) and Troy (9%).
| Rutledge | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Rutledge: inland flooding
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Rutledge is higher. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rutledge after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2005.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Rutledge
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rutledge is
11% of Rutledge adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, Rutledge beats the Alabama average on 2 and trails it on 9. In Rutledge, 18% of adults have diabetes, and 12% binge drink.
| Rutledge | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rutledge | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.8% | 85.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.3% | 4.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.4% of Rutledge is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail. The density of trails for Rutledge comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Rutledge | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rutledge
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rutledge; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Rutledge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
98% of working residents leave Rutledge for work
Where Rutledge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rutledge
Town in Alabama, United States
Rutledge is a town in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rutledge had a population of 351.
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- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- ZIP code
- 36071
- Area code
- 334
Questions about Rutledge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rutledge, AL a good place to live?
Rutledge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.