CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pelham

Alabama · 9,765 residents · 38.7 sq mi

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Pelham is home to 9,765 people in Alabama. That is roughly 79% ahead of the Alabama median. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 34% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. The poverty rate is 4.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,765

−32%vs 2000

vs 14,369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

38.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(812)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(731)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(767)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(638)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(517)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(2,022)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.7%(1,922)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,096)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(802)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(280)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(138)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(40)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,254

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,091

−33%vs 2000

vs $25,611 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$440

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $595 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

13.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(12,473)

Black4%(570)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(923)

Asian1.7%(240)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(9,455)

Black2.4%(233)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(41)

Asian0.5%(52)

Other0.3%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(1,723)

Puerto Rican2.1%(514)

South American1.7%(431)

Chilean1%(260)

Colombian0.7%(171)

Central American0.6%(140)

Cuban0.5%(119)

Salvadoran0.3%(63)

Honduran0.2%(43)

Spaniard0.1%(30)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Costa Rican0%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.9%(460)

Asian Indian0.6%(150)

Pakistani0.4%(92)

Chinese0.3%(72)

Filipino0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(89)

Tongan0%(12)

Ancestry

English14.4%(3,578)

Irish12.4%(3,069)

American7.7%(1,918)

German5.7%(1,427)

Scottish2.7%(678)

Italian2.6%(651)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(380)

Subsaharan African1.1%(267)

French1%(254)

Danish1%(253)

Welsh0.7%(181)

Polish0.7%(162)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(132)

Arab0.4%(105)

Canadian0.4%(95)

Norwegian0.3%(78)

Hungarian0.3%(66)

British0.2%(51)

French Canadian0.2%(51)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Lebanese0.2%(42)

Egyptian0.2%(38)

Bulgarian0.1%(34)

Greek0.1%(33)

Swedish0.1%(31)

Nigerian0.1%(30)

Russian0.1%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(25)

Iranian0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Czech0%(12)

Syrian0%(4)

Ukrainian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married25.5%(2,322)

Married62.6%(5,694)

Widowed2.3%(206)

Divorced9.6%(872)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(3,153)

Married52%(5,680)

Widowed5.6%(614)

Divorced13.5%(1,473)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.4%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 83.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.8%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% 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)15.4%(238)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(364)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(588)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,549 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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