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Elmore County

Alabama · 91,577 residents (2025 est.) · 619 sq mi
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Elmore County is a county of 89,526 people in Alabama. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. 23,652 more people live here than in 2000. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
89,526
+36%since 2000
from 65,874 in 2000
91,577 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
145 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 124 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.5
+12%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
619 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
45K57K69K81K94K19902000201020202024Elmore County
202490K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(4,770)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(4,926)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(6,031)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(5,570)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(5,633)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(12,464)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(11,808)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(11,519)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(12,002)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(9,026)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(4,790)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(987)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,243
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,243 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,457
+112%since 2000
from $17,650 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.3%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+7%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$223,900
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $88,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,071
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $486 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.3% in 2000
23.0% rent
Vacancy rate
12.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.0%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.7%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+15%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.5%(50,376)
Black20.5%(13,505)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(805)
Asian0.4%(232)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.8%(64,263)
Black21.1%(18,857)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(3,034)
Asian0.5%(450)
Other3.3%(2,922)
Diversity Score
55
+11%since 2009
from 50 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−7%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.2%(1,926)
Costa Rican0.2%(163)
Spaniard0.2%(143)
Puerto Rican0.1%(95)
Honduran0.1%(85)
Panamanian0.1%(65)
Cuban0.1%(54)
Dominican0.1%(54)
Colombian0.1%(52)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Kazakh0.2%(166)
Filipino0.1%(90)
Korean0.1%(70)
Asian Indian0.1%(62)
Chinese0%(12)
Thai0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(3)
Ancestry
American12.3%(11,012)
English12.2%(10,917)
Irish9.6%(8,611)
German7.7%(6,896)
Scottish1.9%(1,705)
Italian1.8%(1,598)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(1,343)
French1.2%(1,055)
Swedish0.5%(474)
Welsh0.5%(432)
Hungarian0.5%(423)
+ 28 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.5%(423)
Arab0.5%(419)
Lebanese0.4%(326)
Dutch0.3%(249)
West Indian0.3%(241)
Jamaican0.3%(241)
Norwegian0.2%(202)
British0.2%(200)
Danish0.2%(153)
Czech0.1%(100)
Portuguese0.1%(88)
Slovak0.1%(64)
Egyptian0.1%(57)
Swiss0%(39)
Nigerian0%(37)
Brazilian0%(23)
Iranian0%(17)
Romanian0%(17)
Ukrainian0%(15)
Armenian0%(12)
Greek0%(10)
Serbian0%(9)
Kenyan0%(4)
Finnish0%(3)
Russian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.4%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+12.1 ptssince 2000
from 77.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+47%since 2000
from 18.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
84.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 83.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 60.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.2%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
2.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 15.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.7%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 78.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+6.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.3%
+5.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 96.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 2.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35%(12,410)
Married51.2%(18,143)
Widowed3.5%(1,235)
Divorced10.4%(3,671)
Women 15+
Never married26.2%(10,047)
Married50.2%(19,250)
Widowed9.5%(3,661)
Divorced14%(5,382)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.8% 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)34.8%(2,281)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.2%(2,635)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(1,984)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(155)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(22)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,560 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Elmore County, Alabama?

Elmore County, Alabama has about 89,526 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Elmore County, Alabama?

The typical household in Elmore County, Alabama earns about $78,243 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Elmore County, Alabama expensive?

In Elmore County, Alabama, the median home is worth about $223,900, and the typical rent is about $1,071 a month.

How educated are people in Elmore County, Alabama?

About 25.4% of adults age 25 and over in Elmore County, Alabama hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Elmore County, Alabama?

About 10.3% of people in Elmore County, Alabama live below the federal poverty line.

Has Elmore County, Alabama grown since 1990?

Yes, Elmore County, Alabama has grown since 1990. The population has added about 40,316 residents, a change of about 82 percent over that period.

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