COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Cleburne County

Alabama · 14,123 residents · 560 sq mi

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Cleburne County is home to 14,123 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $62,100. Median rent is $378 a month. The median household earns $30,820, about 28% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% 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

14,123

+11%since 1990

from 12,730 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

+10%since 1990

from 34.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

560 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.1%(867)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(997)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(982)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(966)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(780)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.6%(1,923)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.9%(2,102)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.2%(2,009)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.1%(1,564)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.8%(1,106)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(627)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(200)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,820

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,158 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,762

+49%since 1990

from $9,876 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.9%

−1.4 ptssince 1990

from 15.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,100

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$378

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $251 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.4%

−1.3 ptssince 1990

from 81.7% in 1990

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black4.7%(601)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.1%(14)

2000

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

Black3.7%(521)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(198)

Asian0.1%(19)

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

9.2%

+2.7 ptssince 1990

from 6.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

62.9%

+13.1 ptssince 1990

from 49.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

−13%since 1990

from 24.8 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 married20.5%(1,142)

Married66.6%(3,715)

Widowed2.5%(137)

Divorced10.5%(587)

Women 15+

Never married11.8%(673)

Married68%(3,892)

Widowed12.3%(702)

Divorced7.9%(453)

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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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