CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Deposit

Alabama · 1,240 residents · 5.66 sq mi

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Fort Deposit is a city of 1,240 people in Alabama. The poverty rate is 43.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 41%. The typical home is worth $37,200. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 28.5.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,240

−2%vs 2000

vs 1,270 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.5

−18%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.4%(141)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(105)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(80)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(129)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(90)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(68)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,433 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,487

−48%vs 2000

vs $12,584 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.2%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$210

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $199 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.3%(397)

Black68%(863)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic32.5%(403)

Black67.5%(837)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American28.9%(441)

English4.2%(64)

German4.2%(64)

Arab0.7%(10)

Palestinian0.7%(10)

Israeli0.7%(10)

Irish0.4%(6)

French0.2%(3)

Scottish0.2%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Arab population · Largest Palestinian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married57.3%(328)

Married27.3%(156)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced15.4%(88)

Women 15+

Never married55%(333)

Married33.7%(204)

Widowed2%(12)

Divorced9.4%(57)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.9%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.0%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.6%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+13.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% 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)46.1%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.9%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 102 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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