Oneonta is home to 6,971 people in Alabama. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $638 a month at the median. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1,395 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,980, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oneonta
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$103,923 → $221,000(+113%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.4% → 24.7%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 16.1%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Oneonta's population equals 12% of Blount County's. Its number of households without a car equals 38% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 19% 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)13.7%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.5%(136)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 299 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
Oneonta, decade by decade
Oneonta 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
4,808
$46,621
$103,923
15.4%
21.1
2000
5,576
$52,136
$150,469
14.3%
45.8
2010
6,567
$57,819
$177,520
19.6%
48.7
2020
6,938
$47,175
$196,229
21.0%
55.6
2024
6,971
$53,980
$221,000
24.7%
45.1
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.
