Coffee County is home to 54,920 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $188,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 26% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,353, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coffee County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.5% → 22.5%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)47.5%(2,915)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.9%(2,510)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(1,328)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(96)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,136 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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Over time
Coffee County, decade by decade
Coffee County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
40,240
$57,374
$126,724
16.5%
40.4
2000
43,615
$61,324
$127,880
19.3%
49.2
2010
49,948
$60,784
$167,881
22.1%
55.5
2020
53,465
$68,843
$186,290
21.7%
64.5
2024
54,920
$68,353
$188,600
22.5%
63.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
