CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stevenson

Alabama · 2,008 residents · 7.70 sq mi

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Stevenson is a city of 2,008 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,100. Median rent is $241 a month. Households take in $20,083 at the median, 33% less than the US figure. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% 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

2,008

+13%vs 2000

vs 1,770 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(132)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(164)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(127)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(170)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(338)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(321)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(204)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(174)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(158)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(95)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,083

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,908 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,102

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,806 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $234 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(1,285)

Black22.3%(395)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(27)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.1%(1,549)

Black21.3%(428)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.5%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(73)

Central American3%(60)

Guatemalan3%(60)

Ancestry

English15.9%(318)

Arab5.3%(105)

Lebanese5.3%(105)

American5%(99)

Irish4.1%(82)

German2.7%(53)

French Canadian1.2%(23)

Subsaharan African1%(20)

Nigerian1%(20)

French0.9%(18)

Italian0.8%(16)

Scottish0.4%(7)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(5)

British0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Arab population · Largest Lebanese population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married19.8%(153)

Married65.4%(504)

Widowed6.9%(53)

Divorced7.9%(61)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(169)

Married53%(463)

Widowed10.9%(95)

Divorced16.8%(147)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.3%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.6%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% 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)30.6%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 72 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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