CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cullman

Alabama · 13,367 residents · 22.7 sq mi

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With 13,367 people, Cullman is a city in Alabama. At a median age of 40.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $60,400. Median rent is $286 a month. The median household earns $21,114, about 30% below the national median. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,367

−4%vs 2000

vs 13,995 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(805)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(781)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(926)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(845)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(1,707)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,688)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,472)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(1,482)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(1,519)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(1,044)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(377)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,114

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,164 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,559

−32%vs 2000

vs $18,484 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

41.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(13,013)

Black0.3%(45)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(679)

Asian0.4%(62)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(13,311)

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(23)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other0.1%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(481)

Central American0.6%(120)

Guatemalan0.6%(107)

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

South American0.1%(12)

Venezuelan0.1%(12)

Dominican0%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(57)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(29)

Ancestry

American21.4%(4,143)

German17.2%(3,320)

Irish16.7%(3,235)

English15.4%(2,978)

Italian2.9%(551)

Scottish2.4%(464)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(212)

Polish1.1%(206)

French0.8%(152)

Welsh0.5%(93)

British0.3%(60)

Dutch0.3%(56)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(53)

Greek0.3%(52)

Russian0.2%(46)

Hungarian0.2%(40)

Romanian0.1%(27)

Czech0.1%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(12)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Australian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.2%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married36.9%(2,796)

Married50.9%(3,853)

Widowed1.5%(114)

Divorced10.7%(810)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(2,127)

Married45.4%(3,895)

Widowed9.2%(791)

Divorced20.7%(1,774)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.9%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.5%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)28.1%(303)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(293)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(335)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,079 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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