CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Headland

Alabama · 3,266 residents · 30.3 sq mi

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Headland is a city of 3,266 people in Alabama. The typical home is worth $44,700. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $253 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $22,349 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,266

−7%vs 2000

vs 3,523 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

30.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(240)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(258)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(268)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(158)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(488)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(518)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(269)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(293)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(305)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(232)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,349

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,388 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,854

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,069 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $341 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

28.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.4%(2,376)

Black31.2%(1,099)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.6%(2,176)

Black33.2%(1,085)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(37)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.2%(13)

Ancestry

American20.9%(1,088)

English10.9%(571)

German9.8%(512)

Irish9.7%(504)

Scottish2.2%(117)

Italian1.6%(84)

Dutch0.7%(36)

Subsaharan African0.5%(24)

French0.4%(23)

British0.3%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(16)

Romanian0.3%(15)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(12)

Norwegian0.2%(11)

Polish0.2%(11)

Welsh0.2%(8)

West Indian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−18.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married26.9%(515)

Married65.8%(1,258)

Widowed3.1%(60)

Divorced4.1%(78)

Women 15+

Never married14.8%(315)

Married62.5%(1,326)

Widowed9.6%(204)

Divorced13.1%(278)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% 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)47.3%(148)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)64.9%(203)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.4%(67)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 313 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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