CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ider

Alabama · 720 residents · 5.43 sq mi

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Part of the Fort Payne micropolitan area

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Ider is home to 720 people in Alabama. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Renters pay $171 a month at the median. Median home value sits at $47,700. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% 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

720

+8%vs 2000

vs 664 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024731

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(56)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(46)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(109)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(104)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(76)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(62)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,679

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,148

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,040 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$171

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $275 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(639)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(714)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0.4%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1)

Ancestry

English20.7%(151)

Irish19.8%(145)

American16%(117)

German12.6%(92)

Dutch0.7%(5)

Italian0.7%(5)

Scottish0.5%(4)

Russian0.4%(3)

Swedish0.4%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.4%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.1 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 18.6 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 married29.8%(88)

Married59.3%(175)

Widowed5.1%(15)

Divorced5.8%(17)

Women 15+

Never married23%(82)

Married54.9%(196)

Widowed10.4%(37)

Divorced11.8%(42)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.2%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.0%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+12.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)5.9%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.9%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 51 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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