COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Elmore County

Alabama · 49,210 residents · 619 sq mi

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Elmore County is a county of 49,210 people in Alabama. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 25% since 2000. The typical home is worth $57,800. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $309 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

49,210

−25%vs 2000

vs 65,874 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

619 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202490K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(3,275)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(3,569)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(3,664)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(3,926)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(3,344)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(8,732)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(7,575)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(5,261)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(4,234)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(3,225)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,811)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(594)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,341

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,243 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,677

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,650 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,800

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(50,376)

Black20.5%(13,505)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(805)

Asian0.4%(232)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(37,735)

Black22.4%(11,046)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(301)

Asian0.2%(113)

Other0.6%(316)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(1,926)

Central American0.4%(350)

Costa Rican0.2%(163)

Spaniard0.2%(143)

Puerto Rican0.1%(95)

Honduran0.1%(85)

Panamanian0.1%(65)

South American0.1%(60)

Cuban0.1%(54)

Dominican0.1%(54)

Colombian0.1%(52)

Guatemalan0%(37)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(8)

Asian origin

Kazakh0.2%(166)

Filipino0.1%(90)

Korean0.1%(70)

Asian Indian0.1%(62)

Vietnamese0%(42)

Chinese0%(12)

Thai0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

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)

Subsaharan African0.6%(520)

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)

French Canadian0.2%(175)

Danish0.2%(153)

Czech0.1%(100)

Portuguese0.1%(88)

Slovak0.1%(64)

Egyptian0.1%(57)

Swiss0%(39)

Nigerian0%(37)

Brazilian0%(23)

Iranian0%(17)

Lithuanian0%(17)

Romanian0%(17)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Armenian0%(12)

Greek0%(10)

Serbian0%(9)

Austrian0%(7)

Kenyan0%(4)

Finnish0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.5%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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