CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Courtland

Alabama · 757 residents · 2.95 sq mi

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With 757 people, Courtland is a city in Alabama. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 28.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 38.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $37,000. Renters pay $192 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

757

−2%vs 2000

vs 769 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.5

+8%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024723

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(51)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(54)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(42)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(110)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(88)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(74)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.7%(104)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,337

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,456 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.1%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,000

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2021

Median gross rent

$192

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $265 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

30.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.1%(416)

Black39.8%(306)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(7)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.6%(565)

Black22.3%(169)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other2.8%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American11.6%(84)

English9.7%(70)

Irish2.1%(15)

French0.7%(5)

German0.7%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(5)

Subsaharan African0.4%(3)

Scottish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.0%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married17.9%(34)

Married73.7%(140)

Widowed4.2%(8)

Divorced4.2%(8)

Women 15+

Never married39.1%(140)

Married35.8%(128)

Widowed5.6%(20)

Divorced19.6%(70)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.8%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−14.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.7%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% 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)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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