CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elberta

Alabama · 490 residents · 6.99 sq mi

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Elberta is home to 490 people in Alabama. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $46,100. The median household earns $21,484, about 29% below the national median. 18.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The population has fallen 11% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

490

−11%vs 2000

vs 552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(38)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(73)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411%(54)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.7%(72)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,484

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,480

−34%vs 2000

vs $12,942 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,100

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $578 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(519)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(21)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(479)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.2%(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

Mexican2.7%(63)

Central American2.7%(63)

Honduran2.7%(63)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(12)

Ancestry

American22.8%(522)

English13.1%(300)

German11.8%(270)

Irish6.2%(143)

Italian2.6%(59)

Ukrainian2.1%(48)

Polish1.8%(42)

French1.4%(31)

Greek1.3%(30)

Russian1.2%(28)

Scottish1.2%(27)

Dutch1%(23)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.9%(20)

Canadian0.8%(19)

Arab0.7%(16)

Lebanese0.7%(16)

Danish0.7%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(15)

Welsh0.4%(9)

Austrian0.3%(7)

Norwegian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married49.6%(531)

Married35.2%(377)

Widowed1.6%(17)

Divorced13.6%(145)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(189)

Married44.4%(373)

Widowed12.7%(107)

Divorced20.4%(171)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)21.1%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.4%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 128 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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