Demopolis is a city of 6,908 people in Alabama. At a median age of 45.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 46%. 26.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $34,802 at the median, 58% less than the US figure. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,802, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Demopolis
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.5% → 54.9%(−12.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age32.1 → 45.1(+13.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,501 → $34,802(−30%)US over the same years: +14%
Its weight in Marengo County
Demopolis's population equals 37% of Marengo County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 54% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 53% 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)22.9%(134)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.1%(59)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.7%(180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.8%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 586 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
Demopolis, decade by decade
Demopolis 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
7,512
$49,501
$116,643
16.5%
62.5
2000
7,540
$48,239
$131,888
16.3%
64.7
2010
7,483
$51,189
$171,765
25.3%
66.8
2020
7,162
$39,686
$173,322
21.2%
67.9
2024
6,908
$34,802
$183,600
27.4%
69.3
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.
