CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sardis City

Alabama · 1,272 residents · 7.86 sq mi

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Sardis City is home to 1,272 people in Alabama. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $49,100. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.4% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,272

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,438 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(114)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(85)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(77)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(168)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(180)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(151)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(135)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,250

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,659

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,411 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$361

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

11.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,416)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,272)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.2%(25)

Mexican0.7%(14)

Ancestry

American24.3%(498)

Irish13.8%(283)

English13.3%(272)

German3%(62)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(29)

Dutch1.3%(26)

Italian1%(21)

French0.7%(14)

Scottish0.7%(14)

West Indian0.2%(4)

Jamaican0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.7%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married28.4%(226)

Married56.6%(451)

Widowed2.5%(20)

Divorced12.5%(100)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(174)

Married55.2%(489)

Widowed12.2%(108)

Divorced13%(115)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% 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)17.7%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.3%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 62 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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