COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cullman County

Alabama · 67,613 residents · 735 sq mi

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With 67,613 people, Cullman County is a county in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $47,200. Median rent is $276 a month. Households take in $21,672 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

67,613

−13%vs 2000

vs 77,483 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

735 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202491K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(4,453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(4,866)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(4,706)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(5,106)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(4,573)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(10,300)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(9,191)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(7,911)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(6,733)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(5,585)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(3,219)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(970)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,672

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,256 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,447

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,922 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(73,940)

Black0.9%(726)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,688)

Asian0.2%(136)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(66,814)

Black0.8%(568)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(168)

Asian0.1%(95)

Other0.2%(136)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(3,789)

Cuban0.2%(186)

Puerto Rican0.1%(134)

Central American0.1%(131)

Guatemalan0.1%(118)

South American0.1%(55)

Dominican0%(42)

Paraguayan0%(20)

Colombian0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(13)

Venezuelan0%(13)

Chilean0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(240)

Vietnamese0.2%(189)

Japanese0%(41)

Chinese0%(23)

Thai0%(4)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(40)

Ancestry

American21.5%(19,506)

English15.4%(13,969)

German14.4%(13,078)

Irish13.4%(12,126)

Scottish2.6%(2,372)

Italian1.8%(1,609)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(1,210)

Dutch0.8%(700)

Polish0.7%(636)

French0.6%(514)

Norwegian0.4%(363)

Welsh0.3%(312)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(238)

Swedish0.2%(162)

Romanian0.1%(120)

French Canadian0.1%(94)

Czech0.1%(86)

Russian0.1%(81)

Greek0.1%(74)

Hungarian0.1%(55)

Subsaharan African0.1%(48)

Arab0.1%(46)

Lebanese0%(44)

Canadian0%(31)

Danish0%(29)

Croatian0%(21)

Slovak0%(20)

Armenian0%(19)

Lithuanian0%(19)

Swiss0%(17)

Belgian0%(12)

Portuguese0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

Australian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 20.9 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 married28.8%(10,505)

Married56.6%(20,671)

Widowed2.6%(943)

Divorced12%(4,374)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(7,451)

Married55.9%(20,877)

Widowed9.6%(3,580)

Divorced14.6%(5,459)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 37.6% 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)24.1%(1,138)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(958)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(1,715)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(36)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,727 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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