CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Childersburg

Alabama · 4,562 residents · 12.3 sq mi

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Childersburg is home to 4,562 people in Alabama. Median home value sits at $44,700. Median rent is $224 a month. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 20.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,562

−7%vs 2000

vs 4,927 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(354)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(290)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(647)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(558)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(545)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(484)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(230)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,311

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,223

−21%vs 2000

vs $15,412 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$224

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.5%(3,377)

Black29.6%(1,460)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(30)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(3,407)

Black25.3%(1,155)

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.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(36)

Asian origin

Cambodian2%(92)

Ancestry

English14.1%(655)

American8.1%(375)

Irish7.9%(370)

German7.1%(332)

Scottish1.9%(89)

Bulgarian1.8%(86)

Italian1.3%(59)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(53)

British0.3%(16)

Dutch0.3%(15)

Polish0.2%(11)

French0.2%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married33.8%(700)

Married50.4%(1,044)

Widowed5.3%(109)

Divorced10.6%(220)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(382)

Married56.7%(1,071)

Widowed9.3%(176)

Divorced13.7%(259)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.1%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% 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)35.9%(143)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(136)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 398 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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