Margaret is a city of 5,877 people in Alabama. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 4,708 people. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 59% more than in Alabama as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,802, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 161%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Margaret
What changed most since 1990
Population581 → 5,877(+912%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$51,601 → $230,900(+347%)US over the same years: +67%
White share72.5% → 80.1%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Margaret's population equals 6.2% of St. Clair County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.0% 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)35.1%(65)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)61.1%(113)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(55)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 185 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
Margaret, decade by decade
Margaret 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
581
$50,212
$51,601
1.5%
50.3
2000
1,169
$54,917
$88,532
6.0%
58.6
2010
4,428
$74,965
$184,856
13.4%
46.6
2020
5,106
$73,579
$193,441
20.7%
56.2
2024
5,877
$101,802
$230,900
20.3%
41.8
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.
