CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boligee

Alabama · 291 residents · 3.95 sq mi

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Boligee is home to 291 people in Alabama. The poverty rate is 66.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 30% of the housing stock. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 77%. This skews young, with a median age of 25.5. Households take in $5,315 at the median, 82% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 242%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

291

−21%vs 2000

vs 369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.5

+2%vs 2000

vs 25.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024185

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 917.2%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.1%(6)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.4%(39)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(51)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(25)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(25)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.8%(11)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$5,315

−53%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $15,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,250

−46%vs 2000

vs $7,909 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

66.7%

+21.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,500

+242%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$132

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

30.4%

−18.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.3% in 2000

69.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic10.6%(39)

Black87%(321)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic27.1%(79)

Black72.9%(212)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Irish5.4%(10)

German4.3%(8)

English1.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.8%

+16.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 21.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married73.4%(47)

Married6.3%(4)

Widowed20.3%(13)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married66.3%(53)

Married7.5%(6)

Widowed13.8%(11)

Divorced12.5%(10)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.1%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.5%

+19.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

60.5%

+17.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.9%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

29.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

77.3%

+19.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era61.1%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18 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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