COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Limestone County

Alabama · 54,135 residents · 563 sq mi

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Limestone County is home to 54,135 people in Alabama. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $56,400. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 18% since 2000. Median rent is $305 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

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

54,135

−18%vs 2000

vs 65,676 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

563 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024111K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(3,680)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(3,519)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(4,034)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(3,979)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(4,051)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(9,980)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(8,177)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(5,817)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(4,821)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(3,672)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,851)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(554)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,875

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,405 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,696

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,782 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.4%(54,142)

Black13.3%(8,703)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(1,740)

Asian0.3%(228)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(46,721)

Black13%(7,047)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(182)

Asian0.3%(189)

Other0.3%(178)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(5,020)

Puerto Rican0.9%(961)

Central American0.5%(563)

Cuban0.5%(520)

Spaniard0.3%(312)

Salvadoran0.2%(229)

South American0.2%(188)

Guatemalan0.2%(179)

Colombian0.1%(118)

Dominican0.1%(116)

Panamanian0.1%(113)

Venezuelan0.1%(67)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0%(25)

Nicaraguan0%(17)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(639)

Korean0.3%(388)

Chinese0.3%(311)

Filipino0.2%(204)

Vietnamese0.2%(186)

Japanese0.1%(142)

Cambodian0.1%(57)

Thai0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(470)

Samoan0%(18)

Ancestry

English14.8%(16,512)

American11.4%(12,734)

Irish11.1%(12,305)

German8.1%(9,043)

Scottish2.3%(2,532)

Italian1.7%(1,932)

French1.5%(1,639)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(1,545)

Polish1%(1,096)

Dutch0.6%(677)

Swedish0.6%(673)

Subsaharan African0.5%(609)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(587)

British0.4%(402)

Norwegian0.3%(366)

Greek0.3%(334)

French Canadian0.2%(262)

Danish0.2%(246)

Arab0.2%(181)

Swiss0.1%(138)

Latvian0.1%(127)

Russian0.1%(124)

Moroccan0.1%(120)

Romanian0.1%(100)

Austrian0.1%(99)

Ethiopian0.1%(89)

Finnish0.1%(80)

Lithuanian0.1%(67)

Lebanese0.1%(61)

West Indian0.1%(60)

Czech0%(50)

Ukrainian0%(49)

Portuguese0%(47)

Bulgarian0%(45)

Canadian0%(36)

Slovak0%(36)

Brazilian0%(35)

Hungarian0%(34)

Turkish0%(32)

Serbian0%(29)

Jamaican0%(23)

Belgian0%(19)

Croatian0%(18)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.1%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married30.7%(13,988)

Married54.3%(24,745)

Widowed2.9%(1,304)

Divorced12.1%(5,505)

Women 15+

Never married24.5%(11,161)

Married53.9%(24,550)

Widowed8.7%(3,975)

Divorced12.9%(5,901)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% 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)42.5%(3,088)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.4%(2,641)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.2%(1,828)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(63)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,259 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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