COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bibb County

Alabama · 16,576 residents · 622 sq mi

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With 16,576 people, Bibb County is a county in Alabama. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $38,300. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $261 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

16,576

−20%vs 2000

vs 20,826 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

622 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,158)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,386)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,379)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(1,431)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,157)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,548)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,082)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(1,961)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,378)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(1,181)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(656)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(259)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,775

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,420 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,973

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,105 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $348 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(15,870)

Black22%(4,584)

Hispanic / Latino1%(210)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.9%(13,080)

Black21.1%(3,492)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(47)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(392)

South American0.7%(157)

Argentine0.7%(157)

Central American0.3%(75)

Salvadoran0.3%(75)

Spaniard0.3%(67)

Puerto Rican0.1%(31)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(32)

Filipino0.1%(26)

Asian Indian0.1%(25)

Korean0.1%(16)

Ancestry

English19.5%(4,323)

American17.6%(3,897)

Irish7.5%(1,655)

German5.8%(1,279)

Scottish1.7%(386)

French1.3%(282)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(281)

Welsh1.1%(247)

Italian0.8%(188)

Subsaharan African0.6%(123)

Dutch0.5%(107)

Norwegian0.1%(32)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.1%(14)

Danish0.1%(14)

British0.1%(13)

Hungarian0%(11)

Polish0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(9)

Austrian0%(6)

Czech0%(5)

Russian0%(5)

Iranian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.8%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married36.6%(3,635)

Married49.3%(4,887)

Widowed4.4%(441)

Divorced9.6%(956)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(1,814)

Married51.4%(4,385)

Widowed12.5%(1,066)

Divorced14.9%(1,271)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+1.0 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)30.6%(359)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28%(328)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(387)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,172 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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