COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Chambers County

Alabama · 36,583 residents · 597 sq mi

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Chambers County is a county of 36,583 people in Alabama. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $56,700. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median rent is $374 a month. The median household earns $29,667, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,583

−1%since 1990

from 36,876 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

+8%since 1990

from 35.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

597 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(2,430)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(2,604)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,475)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(2,480)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246%(2,188)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(4,750)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414%(5,119)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.6%(4,969)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(3,640)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.2%(2,992)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.8%(2,118)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(818)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,667

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,256 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,147

+51%since 1990

from $10,000 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.0%

−1.8 ptssince 1990

from 18.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $260 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 76.0% in 1990

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.8%(23,544)

Black35.9%(13,248)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(109)

Asian0%(6)

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(22,111)

Black37.9%(13,872)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(280)

Asian0.2%(68)

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%(622)

Central American1.4%(486)

Guatemalan0.7%(234)

Honduran0.4%(126)

South American0.2%(70)

Puerto Rican0.2%(66)

Peruvian0.2%(62)

Cuban0.1%(50)

Costa Rican0.1%(40)

Nicaraguan0.1%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(18)

Dominican0%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(8)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(57)

Chinese0%(10)

Japanese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Marshallese0%(3)

Ancestry

American17.4%(5,939)

English9.5%(3,244)

Irish7.6%(2,600)

German4.7%(1,611)

Scottish1.5%(496)

Subsaharan African1%(351)

Italian1%(338)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(276)

French0.5%(169)

Croatian0.3%(98)

Welsh0.2%(83)

Dutch0.2%(63)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(59)

Polish0.2%(52)

Swedish0.1%(49)

Austrian0.1%(39)

Brazilian0.1%(33)

Norwegian0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Czech0%(17)

Hungarian0%(16)

Belgian0%(11)

French Canadian0%(11)

Swiss0%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Iraqi0%(5)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

64.2%

+9.9 ptssince 1990

from 54.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 3.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

−11%since 1990

from 16.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.6%(3,597)

Married58.3%(7,880)

Widowed3.3%(444)

Divorced11.8%(1,600)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(3,259)

Married50.9%(7,932)

Widowed15.9%(2,472)

Divorced12.2%(1,907)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)17.1%(330)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(722)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.6%(610)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,933 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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