CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pell City

Alabama · 8,118 residents · 25.0 sq mi

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Pell City is home to 8,118 people in Alabama. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $64,100. Renters pay $307 a month at the median. There are 1,447 fewer people here than in 2000. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,118

−15%vs 2000

vs 9,565 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(531)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(548)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(616)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(597)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(450)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(1,199)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,119)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(944)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(914)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(756)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(348)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,614

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,106

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,935 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,100

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $513 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(7,893)

Black15.3%(1,464)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(120)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.1%(6,745)

Black16.8%(1,365)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(166)

Dominican0.8%(103)

Puerto Rican0.2%(33)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(152)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(24)

Ancestry

English15.8%(2,141)

Irish11.7%(1,594)

American8.3%(1,132)

German4.4%(599)

Italian1.9%(252)

Scottish1.5%(204)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(182)

Norwegian1.2%(169)

Dutch1.1%(151)

Russian0.6%(85)

British0.6%(80)

Polish0.5%(67)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(55)

Welsh0.3%(46)

French0.3%(45)

Nigerian0.3%(37)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Swedish0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 22.4 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 married30%(1,615)

Married53.1%(2,861)

Widowed2.7%(143)

Divorced14.3%(771)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(1,496)

Married47.4%(2,784)

Widowed16.1%(946)

Divorced11.1%(653)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.0%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)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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