Ozark is home to 14,327 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The poverty rate is 28.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $148,900, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 43.1, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $694 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,944, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ozark
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate16.7% → 28.1%(+11.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.7% → 18.3%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$124,564 → $148,900(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
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)18.9%(306)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(511)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(739)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,616 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
Ozark, decade by decade
Ozark 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
12,922
$55,389
$124,564
14.7%
52.0
2000
15,119
$53,429
$124,966
14.0%
58.8
2010
14,907
$59,095
$135,801
19.6%
63.7
2020
14,368
$50,777
$150,050
18.2%
70.8
2024
14,327
$48,944
$148,900
18.3%
71.1
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.
