CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Moundville

Alabama · 1,282 residents · 4.61 sq mi

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Moundville is a city of 1,282 people in Alabama. The typical home is worth $38,900. Renters pay $167 a month at the median. 23.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The population has fallen 29% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,282

−29%vs 2000

vs 1,809 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(108)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(90)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(86)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(153)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(117)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(96)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(81)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,625

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,944 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,470

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,014 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.6%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$167

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $329 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.9%(1,102)

Black35%(634)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(28)

Asian0.9%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(958)

Black25%(321)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(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

Mexican2.9%(107)

Ancestry

Irish12.4%(466)

English8.3%(310)

American6.8%(254)

German6.7%(253)

Greek2.9%(107)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(67)

Swiss0.9%(35)

Danish0.7%(26)

Norwegian0.7%(26)

Italian0.5%(19)

Polish0.5%(18)

Scottish0.4%(15)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(13)

Croatian0.2%(9)

Welsh0.2%(7)

French0.2%(6)

West Indian0.2%(6)

Jamaican0.2%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married53.6%(835)

Married38%(592)

Widowed1.3%(21)

Divorced7.1%(110)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(430)

Married49.9%(672)

Widowed3.9%(52)

Divorced14.3%(192)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% 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)49.2%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.1%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 124 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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