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Grimes, Alabama

Town in Dale County, Alabama · ZIP 36303, 36350

  • Dale County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 587 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 220Households
  • $32,500Median household income
  • $80,700Median home value
  • 2ZIP codes

About Grimes

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+24.8%
4505005506002000: 45920002010: 55820102020: 5732020459573
Population of Grimes at each census
CensusPopulation
2000459
2010558
2020573

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Grimes
Under $50k64.4%
$50k to $100k16.3%
$100k to $150k9.1%
$150k to $200k1.8%
$200k and over8.2%

Median household income $32,500 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Grimes
Owner occupied
159 units
Renter occupied
61 units
Vacancy rate
18.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Grimes compared with its county and state
Grimes compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureGrimesDale CountyAlabama
Population51549,5165,054,253
Median household income$32,500$53,955$62,027
Median age51.538.039.3
Median home value$80,700$129,100$195,100
Bachelor’s degree or higher6.3%19.3%27.8%
Foreign-born residents0.0%3.4%3.8%
Owner-occupied homes72.3%61.3%69.9%
Mean commute to work25.4 minutes22.3 minutes25.4 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Grimes3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Grimes
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 1 (AL-1)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 93
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 29

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Grimes’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 01, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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