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Houston County

Alabama · 110,318 residents (2025 est.) · 580 sq mi
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With 108,140 people, Houston County is a county in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The typical home is worth $183,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. 19,353 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $945 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
108,140
+22%since 2000
from 88,787 in 2000
110,318 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
187 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 167 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.3
+10%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
580 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
79K87K95K103K111K19902000201020202024Houston County
2024108K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(6,706)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(6,833)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(6,855)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(6,613)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(6,153)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(13,601)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(13,628)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(13,302)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(14,243)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411%(11,917)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(6,247)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(2,042)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,626
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,431 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,005
+81%since 2000
from $18,759 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.7%
+15.2 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.476
+2%since 2010
from 0.466 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$183,300
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$945
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $413 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.8%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 69.5% in 2000
36.2% rent
Vacancy rate
13.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+15%since 2009
from 2.7 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
28
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.4%(64,312)
Black24.4%(21,703)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,122)
Asian0.6%(548)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.4%(68,551)
Black27.1%(29,269)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(4,984)
Asian1.1%(1,138)
Other3.9%(4,198)
Diversity Score
65
+19%since 2009
from 55 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−5%since 2020
from 40 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
Mexican2.6%(2,853)
Puerto Rican0.6%(607)
Guatemalan0.3%(333)
Cuban0.2%(257)
Panamanian0.1%(123)
Salvadoran0.1%(103)
Colombian0.1%(102)
Spaniard0.1%(82)
Dominican0.1%(68)
Venezuelan0.1%(57)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.2%(218)
Vietnamese0.2%(193)
Filipino0.2%(176)
Korean0.2%(170)
Chinese0.1%(157)
Pakistani0.1%(68)
Japanese0%(44)
Thai0%(33)
Burmese0%(25)
Nepalese0%(22)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(36)
Guamanian0%(34)
Tongan0%(25)
Chamorro0%(21)
Ancestry
English13.2%(14,248)
Irish8.6%(9,319)
American8.4%(9,101)
German5.2%(5,616)
Scottish1.8%(1,965)
Italian1.5%(1,598)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(987)
French0.9%(941)
Dutch0.7%(716)
Polish0.5%(509)
West Indian0.4%(409)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(388)
Welsh0.3%(351)
British0.2%(255)
Haitian0.2%(231)
Arab0.2%(176)
Swedish0.1%(153)
Russian0.1%(146)
Jamaican0.1%(119)
Hungarian0.1%(79)
Brazilian0.1%(78)
Greek0.1%(73)
Lebanese0.1%(72)
Nigerian0.1%(63)
Austrian0.1%(62)
Iraqi0.1%(61)
Danish0%(53)
Swiss0%(33)
Canadian0%(30)
Finnish0%(29)
Czech0%(27)
Turkish0%(24)
Slovak0%(21)
Iranian0%(20)
Ukrainian0%(19)
Romanian0%(18)
Croatian0%(17)
Ethiopian0%(16)
Serbian0%(5)
Belgian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.0%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 18.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 76.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.1 min
+77%since 2000
from 12.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
85.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 86.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
4.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 61.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 65.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Female
51.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Foreign born
3.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2012
from 17.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.5%
+18.9 ptssince 2017
from 67.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.2%
+7.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 96.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 2.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.4%(13,405)
Married52%(21,558)
Widowed4%(1,650)
Divorced11.6%(4,806)
Women 15+
Never married27.8%(12,898)
Married46.3%(21,429)
Widowed10.8%(5,006)
Divorced15.1%(6,994)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 47.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 22.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 61.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 40.2% 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)30.3%(2,472)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(2,503)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(2,415)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(281)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(88)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,170 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 Houston County, Alabama?

Houston County, Alabama has about 108,140 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Houston County, Alabama earns about $58,626 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Houston County, Alabama expensive?

In Houston County, Alabama, the median home is worth about $183,300, and the typical rent is about $945 a month.

How educated are people in Houston County, Alabama?

About 23.0% of adults age 25 and over in Houston County, Alabama hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Houston County, Alabama?

About 17.5% of people in Houston County, Alabama live below the federal poverty line.

Has Houston County, Alabama grown since 1990?

Yes, Houston County, Alabama has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,809 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.

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