CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Theodore

Alabama · 6,509 residents · 7.98 sq mi

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Theodore is home to 6,509 people in Alabama. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,200. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 19.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $314 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,509

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,811 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(514)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(563)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(558)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(469)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,047)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(994)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(657)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(591)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(458)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(135)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,075

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,056

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,129 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.3%(4,786)

Black25.4%(1,728)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(94)

Asian1.3%(88)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.5%(4,852)

Black25.1%(1,632)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(56)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.3%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban2.4%(117)

Mexican0.9%(46)

Asian origin

Vietnamese4.2%(210)

Filipino0.9%(47)

Laotian0.4%(19)

Chinese0.3%(13)

Korean0.2%(8)

Ancestry

Irish9.2%(459)

English8%(398)

American5.9%(293)

French5.3%(265)

German4.8%(237)

Guyanese3.1%(153)

Scottish3%(149)

Subsaharan African2.6%(129)

Italian2.2%(111)

Welsh2.2%(108)

Dutch0.7%(37)

Polish0.6%(31)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.6%(29)

Canadian0.5%(23)

Czech0.4%(19)

Russian0.4%(19)

Greek0.4%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(12)

Swedish0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married29.2%(528)

Married47.3%(857)

Widowed1.5%(27)

Divorced22%(399)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(784)

Married35%(828)

Widowed14.3%(338)

Divorced17.7%(418)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

−17.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.1%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

−15.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)33%(98)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.4%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 297 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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