| Official Name: | Maytown, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 709 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 316 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 115.96 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5536°N -86.9944°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35118 |
| Area Code: | 205 & 659 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-47728 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0122432 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 44.78 |
Maytown is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is northwest from the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. It incorporated in October 1956.[2] At the 2010 census the population was 385, down from 435 in 2000. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998.
Maytown is located at (33.553498, -86.994471).[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 260 | 82.28% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 30 | 9.49% | |
| Other/Mixed | 15 | 4.75% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.48% |
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 435 people, 161 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 158.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 176 housing units at an average density of 64.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 79.31% White, 19.08% Black or African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races.
There were 161 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $44,038. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,125. About 7.9% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.