CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sylacauga

Alabama · 12,520 residents · 20.3 sq mi

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Sylacauga is home to 12,520 people in Alabama. Median home value sits at $49,900. Median rent is $251 a month. The median household earns $19,950, about 34% below the national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 19.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,520

−1%vs 2000

vs 12,616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(870)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(919)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(942)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(701)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,729)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,737)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,256)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,275)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,232)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(719)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(187)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,950

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,533 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,760

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,209 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,900

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.0% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(8,676)

Black28.8%(3,629)

Hispanic / Latino1%(123)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(9,376)

Black24.6%(3,079)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(43)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.4%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(166)

Central American0.1%(17)

Panamanian0.1%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(1)

Ancestry

English13.7%(1,692)

Irish10.1%(1,244)

American9.4%(1,151)

German4.3%(526)

Scottish1.6%(200)

West Indian1.4%(174)

Haitian1.4%(174)

Italian1.2%(151)

French1%(119)

Swedish0.7%(92)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(85)

Polish0.3%(33)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(33)

Dutch0.2%(26)

British0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(10)

Palestinian0.1%(10)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

Danish0%(5)

Norwegian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.8%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married29.4%(1,213)

Married58%(2,395)

Widowed3%(123)

Divorced9.6%(396)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(1,864)

Married44.5%(2,559)

Widowed11.4%(658)

Divorced11.6%(667)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% 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)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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