CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Satsuma

Alabama · 5,194 residents · 7.35 sq mi

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Satsuma is home to 5,194 people in Alabama. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 37% more than in Alabama as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of people here. Median home value sits at $62,800.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,194

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,687 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(420)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(462)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(453)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(320)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(717)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(862)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.1%(731)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(483)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(178)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,354

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,496 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,514

−48%vs 2000

vs $23,972 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,800

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$425

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $698 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

12.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(5,310)

Black5%(286)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(33)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(4,964)

Black4.4%(226)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(32)

Asian0.1%(4)

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

Central American2.8%(192)

Salvadoran2.8%(192)

Asian origin

Chinese1.9%(131)

Filipino0.4%(28)

Ancestry

American17.3%(1,178)

English12.9%(877)

German9.3%(637)

Irish7.4%(504)

French1.8%(121)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(54)

Italian0.6%(44)

Polish0.3%(23)

Welsh0.3%(19)

Scottish0.2%(16)

Romanian0.2%(11)

Swedish0.1%(7)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Greek0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married19.2%(574)

Married60.5%(1,811)

Widowed4.7%(141)

Divorced15.6%(468)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(532)

Married61.8%(1,694)

Widowed10.2%(280)

Divorced8.6%(235)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% 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)17.9%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.6%(54)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.3%(38)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 369 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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