White Hall, Alabama

Town in Lowndes County · population 806 (2020 Census)

Household income: $34,375
Jan low / Jul high: 35° / 91°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 18
Median age: 39.6

White Hall is a town of 806 people in Lowndes County, Alabama. It ranks quieter than 95% of Alabama towns, better for retirees than 94% of Alabama towns, easier by car than 86% of Alabama towns.

White Hall in our rankings:

#21 in The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Alabama
#25 in The 25 Best Small Towns to Retire in Alabama

How White Hall ranks

Percentile among Alabama towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Alabama towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

Median rent is $877 a month. 74.1% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Alabama towns with 500+ people.

Housing	White Hall	Typical Alabama town
Median home value	—	$161,250
Median rent	$877	$834
Median household income	$34,375	$56,250
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.8×
Homeownership	74.1%	71.3%
Median year built	1992	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.7%	—

Who lives in White Hall

People	White Hall	Typical Alabama town
Median age	39.6	39.9
Age 65 and over	11.5%	18.1%
Under 18	24.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	17.3%
Below the poverty line	33.8%	16.7%
Veterans	5.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	5.0%	5.1%
Average commute	32.3 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	53.9%	86.7%

Weather in White Hall

July highs average 91.2°F and January lows 34.7°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Alabama town: 0.6 in). Expect about 75 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 50 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Selma 6 Sse station (15.6 mi away); snow from Jones Bluff L&D (4.3 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of White Hall since 1950, compared with 30 for the typical Alabama town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on December 25, 2012 about 9.1 miles from the town center. The most recent was on March 30, 2022.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 12 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on November 28, 2005.

Severe weather in Lowndes County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Lowndes County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Lowndes County has been included in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 26, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3618: Hurricane Helene
December 10, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4573: Hurricane Zeta
September 14, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3545: Hurricane Sally
March 29, 2020	Biological	DR-4503: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3472: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Lowndes County

Lowndes County had 2,675 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $66,726 a year. Unemployment was 4.6% in 2023; in White Hall itself the ACS puts it at 4%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near White Hall

Mosses, AL
7.8 mi · 834 people · home $66,500
Autaugaville, AL
9.9 mi · 795 people · home $144,000
Hayneville, AL
11.3 mi · 830 people · home $103,500
Selmont-West Selmont, AL
17.9 mi · 2,158 people · home $69,000
Prattville, AL
18.7 mi · 37,781 people · home $214,600
Selma, AL
20.4 mi · 17,971 people · home $96,500
Valley Grande, AL
22.7 mi · 4,190 people · home $133,100
Fort Deposit, AL
23.2 mi · 1,225 people · home $78,000

White Hall questions

Is White Hall, Alabama a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, White Hall scores better for retirees than 94% of Alabama towns and quieter than 95%. 11.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.6).

What is the weather like in White Hall?

July highs average 91.2°F and January lows 34.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 53.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does White Hall get tornadoes?

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of White Hall since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on December 25, 2012. The typical Alabama town has had 30.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to White Hall's Census boundary (GEOID 0181912). Comparisons use the median of Alabama towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.