CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clanton

Alabama · 7,669 residents · 23.2 sq mi

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With 7,669 people, Clanton is a city in Alabama. The typical home is worth $42,200. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 22.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $18,646, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $261 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,669

−2%vs 2000

vs 7,800 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(512)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(533)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(510)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(608)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(1,225)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,058)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(665)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(776)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(515)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(173)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,646

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,394 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,805

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,299 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,200

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(5,950)

Black19.7%(1,536)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(206)

Asian0.3%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.8%(6,198)

Black19.1%(1,462)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.1%(638)

Central American1.6%(139)

Honduran1.3%(117)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

South American0.1%(10)

Venezuelan0.1%(10)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(45)

Ancestry

English12.6%(1,133)

American9.5%(850)

Irish8.8%(791)

German6.8%(613)

Scottish2%(182)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(116)

Polish0.6%(54)

Welsh0.4%(38)

French0.3%(24)

Italian0.2%(20)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

West Indian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.3%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

−3%vs 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 married29.6%(862)

Married54.7%(1,596)

Widowed6.3%(183)

Divorced9.5%(276)

Women 15+

Never married31%(1,357)

Married39.5%(1,728)

Widowed13.6%(596)

Divorced15.8%(693)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% 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)2.8%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(119)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II14.2%(41)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 288 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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