CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Owens Cross Roads

Alabama · 691 residents · 7.85 sq mi

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Owens Cross Roads is a city of 691 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The population has fallen 39% since 2000. The typical home is worth $53,700. Median rent is $308 a month. 18.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

691

−39%vs 2000

vs 1,124 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(54)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(63)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(45)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(103)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(110)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,250

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,856 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,403

−46%vs 2000

vs $17,534 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

−17.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(1,071)

Black0.7%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(669)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.2%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(97)

South American1.3%(36)

Puerto Rican0.5%(14)

Peruvian0.4%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(31)

Cambodian0.2%(7)

Ancestry

American25.6%(723)

English12.2%(344)

Irish5.7%(161)

German4.8%(136)

Italian2%(57)

Ukrainian1.7%(48)

Polish1.5%(41)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(37)

French0.8%(23)

Danish0.7%(21)

Swedish0.7%(19)

Brazilian0.6%(18)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.6%(17)

British0.4%(12)

Croatian0.4%(10)

Finnish0.4%(10)

French Canadian0.3%(9)

Lithuanian0.3%(8)

Subsaharan African0.3%(8)

Russian0.2%(6)

Scottish0.2%(6)

Welsh0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.3%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 21.0 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 married27.9%(300)

Married58.8%(632)

Widowed3.6%(39)

Divorced9.6%(103)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(283)

Married53.8%(554)

Widowed4.2%(43)

Divorced14.5%(149)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.5%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% 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)47.5%(105)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(51)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.9%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 221 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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