COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Choctaw County

Alabama · 16,018 residents · 913 sq mi

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With 16,018 people, Choctaw County is a county in Alabama. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 30.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,600. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $182 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,018

+1%vs 2000

vs 15,922 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−13%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

913 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,133)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,261)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,381)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,473)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(964)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,291)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(1,870)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,405)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(1,177)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(759)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(283)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,115

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,749 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,622

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,635 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$182

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $284 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

15.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.8%(8,724)

Black43.9%(6,985)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(107)

Asian0%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.7%(8,924)

Black44.2%(7,077)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(82)

Asian0%(4)

Other0.1%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0.5%(59)

Peruvian0.5%(59)

Spaniard0.2%(23)

Puerto Rican0.2%(19)

Central American0%(6)

Panamanian0%(6)

Mexican0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

American11.9%(1,470)

English10.1%(1,245)

Irish5.3%(658)

German3%(376)

Scottish1.5%(183)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(172)

Dutch0.8%(102)

Italian0.8%(102)

Subsaharan African0.8%(100)

Nigerian0.3%(39)

French Canadian0.3%(31)

French0.2%(23)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(17)

Polish0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(1)

Swedish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 27.0 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 married30.9%(1,517)

Married50%(2,455)

Widowed9.7%(474)

Divorced9.4%(460)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(1,243)

Married53.1%(2,910)

Widowed13.4%(735)

Divorced10.7%(588)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% 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)27.2%(146)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.3%(184)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.6%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 537 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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