Courtland is home to 723 people in Alabama. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 35.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 69% were in the same home a year ago. The median age is 44.2, about 5 years above the US median. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,679, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
78% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Courtland
What changed most since 1990
Black share22.3% → 53.7%(+31.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share74.6% → 44.3%(−30.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.6% → 7.9%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Courtland's population equals 2.2% of Lawrence County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.8% 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)53.8%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.8%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.4%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 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
Courtland, decade by decade
Courtland 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
757
$40,801
$88,803
4.6%
49.0
2000
769
$50,096
$107,842
8.4%
68.3
2010
609
$50,649
$116,524
10.0%
65.3
2020
583
$42,927
$100,963
7.6%
74.6
2024
723
$47,679
–
7.9%
64.5
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.
