GrimesAL
A town of 582. A typical home worth about $108K.
What makes Grimes stand out
The thing Grimes does most differently from other towns.
582 people, and everyone knows the way
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A typical Grimes home is worth about $108K
The typical Grimes home is worth about $108,000, down 0.8% in a year, 55% below the Alabama typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Grimes
Most working residents leave Grimes for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Dothan (51%), Abbeville (3%) and Ozark (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
Older than Alabama overall, and fewer college graduates
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 11% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Alabama. 25% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Grimes | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 25.3% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.9% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 7.9% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.6% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Mild winters, hot summers
Grimes has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Grimes is
Grimes beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| What stands out | Grimes | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 32.5% | 19.2% |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
100% of working residents leave Grimes for work
Where Grimes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grimes
Town in Alabama, United States
Grimes is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grimes had a population of 573. It is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Population
- 573
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 354 ft
- Area code
- 334