CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wetumpka

Alabama · 4,670 residents · 11.0 sq mi

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Wetumpka is home to 4,670 people in Alabama. Median home value sits at $54,200. Median rent is $285 a month. There are 1,056 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $23,325, about 23% below the national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

17% 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

4,670

−18%vs 2000

vs 5,726 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(266)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(308)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(311)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(367)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(903)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(680)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(458)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(388)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(411)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(282)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,325

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,861

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,729 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,200

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

38.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(3,839)

Black28.9%(1,656)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(133)

Asian0.4%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.1%(3,178)

Black31.4%(1,467)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0.3%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(48)

South American0.1%(11)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(85)

Ancestry

American15%(1,115)

English11.2%(835)

Irish10.8%(803)

German7.9%(585)

Italian2.1%(157)

Scottish2.1%(153)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(145)

Polish1.6%(121)

French1.3%(98)

Czech0.9%(65)

Subsaharan African0.5%(38)

British0.5%(37)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(35)

Dutch0.2%(18)

French Canadian0.2%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.2%(17)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married42.4%(1,144)

Married37.5%(1,013)

Widowed3.6%(97)

Divorced16.5%(446)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(1,002)

Married36.6%(1,241)

Widowed11.2%(381)

Divorced22.6%(765)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.3%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.5%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% 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)45.4%(206)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.4%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.8%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 454 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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