Arab is a city of 8,679 people in Alabama. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $718 a month at the median. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $215,200. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,333, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arab
What changed most since 1990
White share99.6% → 88.1%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Arab's population equals 8.7% of Marshall County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.2%(157)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(123)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 487 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Arab, decade by decade
Arab population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,313
$53,843
$142,804
15.4%
1.1
2000
7,174
$66,884
$164,495
21.5%
5.3
2010
8,050
$61,046
$179,534
24.0%
10.1
2020
8,461
$58,652
$186,533
23.8%
23.1
2024
8,679
$64,333
$215,200
25.9%
27.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
