With 12,309 people, Sylacauga is a city in Alabama. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $161,200. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 21.0%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,017, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sylacauga
What changed most since 1990
Black share24.5% → 33.7%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.4% → 55.1%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$119,763 → $161,200(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
Sylacauga's population equals 15% of Talladega County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 8.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% 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)35.1%(181)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(147)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 515 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
Sylacauga, decade by decade
Sylacauga 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
12,520
$47,881
$119,763
17.7%
47.8
2000
12,616
$53,799
$135,531
16.1%
55.5
2010
12,749
$49,251
$170,039
15.3%
59.3
2020
12,578
$44,958
$163,019
16.9%
66.2
2024
12,309
$50,017
$161,200
17.9%
63.7
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.
