COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Coosa County

Alabama · 11,063 residents · 651 sq mi

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Coosa County is home to 11,063 people in Alabama. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,000. Median rent is $241 a month. Households take in $20,279 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,063

−9%vs 2000

vs 12,202 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

651 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(747)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(800)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(883)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(636)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,831)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,406)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,182)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,157)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(989)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(518)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(101)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,279

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,873 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,234

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,875 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $295 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

17.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.4%(7,742)

Black34%(4,147)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(158)

Asian0%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.5%(7,247)

Black34.1%(3,776)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(138)

Puerto Rican1.1%(115)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(29)

Ancestry

English13.7%(1,415)

American9.7%(998)

Irish7.2%(743)

German5.9%(606)

Scottish1.9%(191)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(163)

Italian1.2%(119)

French0.9%(91)

Subsaharan African0.6%(63)

Nigerian0.5%(51)

British0.4%(46)

Dutch0.2%(21)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(19)

Turkish0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Norwegian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.9%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married28.4%(1,266)

Married51%(2,278)

Widowed2.9%(130)

Divorced17.7%(790)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(1,008)

Married47.9%(2,125)

Widowed11.7%(517)

Divorced17.7%(785)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% 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)21.9%(138)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(207)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.3%(147)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 630 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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