Pell City is home to 13,587 people in Alabama. 4,022 more people live here than in 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. 20.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,638, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pell City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants77.0% → 68.0%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share83.1% → 75.2%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.4% → 21.9%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Pell City's population equals 14% of St. Clair County's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 26% 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)26.7%(223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(147)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.7%(164)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War25.2%(210)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 834 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
Pell City, decade by decade
Pell City 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
8,118
$61,475
$153,844
15.4%
35.2
2000
9,565
$67,857
$179,980
15.7%
36.9
2010
12,695
$62,233
$208,593
17.2%
42.5
2020
12,939
$72,160
$227,863
21.2%
47.9
2024
13,587
$68,638
$249,600
21.9%
49.8
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.
