COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cleburne County

Alabama · 12,730 residents · 560 sq mi

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Cleburne County is home to 12,730 people in Alabama. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,600. Median rent is $251 a month. The median household earns $21,158, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,730

−10%vs 2000

vs 14,123 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

560 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(874)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(949)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(912)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(995)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(899)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(1,908)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(1,646)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,591)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(992)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(585)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(146)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,158

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,820 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,876

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,762 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(13,235)

Black3.7%(521)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(198)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(12,068)

Black4.7%(601)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.4%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(245)

Central American0.4%(57)

Guatemalan0.3%(51)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0%(6)

South American0%(4)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(16)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American17.5%(2,704)

English14.8%(2,280)

Irish13%(2,002)

German6.7%(1,034)

Scottish2.1%(323)

Italian1.3%(194)

French1.1%(172)

Turkish0.8%(127)

Dutch0.5%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(63)

Welsh0.4%(54)

Subsaharan African0.3%(53)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(18)

British0.1%(16)

Brazilian0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Polish0.1%(8)

Russian0%(6)

Greek0%(4)

Canadian0%(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

6.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.8%

−13.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 21.5 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 married21.6%(1,364)

Married57%(3,602)

Widowed5.4%(344)

Divorced16%(1,011)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(1,193)

Married52.3%(3,312)

Widowed16.3%(1,033)

Divorced12.5%(792)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% 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)34.3%(313)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(243)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(362)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 913 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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