COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pickens County

Alabama · 20,699 residents · 881 sq mi

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With 20,699 people, Pickens County is a county in Alabama. The poverty rate is 28.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,100. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median rent is $175 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,699

−1%vs 2000

vs 20,949 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

881 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,463)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,732)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,710)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,594)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,237)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(2,829)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(2,531)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,156)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,053)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,794)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,269)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(331)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,879

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,254 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,564

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,746 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.9%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$175

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $245 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.7%(11,676)

Black42.7%(8,940)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(147)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.7%(11,948)

Black42.1%(8,710)

Hispanic / Latino0%(9)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.1%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(106)

Cuban0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(13)

Colombian0.1%(13)

Spaniard0.1%(13)

Puerto Rican0%(7)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American14.7%(2,761)

English6.6%(1,238)

Irish6.3%(1,185)

German2.9%(535)

Scottish0.9%(173)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(147)

French0.6%(113)

Dutch0.5%(93)

Italian0.4%(78)

Subsaharan African0.3%(57)

Welsh0.2%(43)

Polish0.1%(26)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0%(9)

Norwegian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(8)

Swiss0%(8)

British0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Slovene0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Lebanese0%(2)

Russian0%(2)

Kenyan0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.2 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 married39.1%(3,094)

Married47.2%(3,736)

Widowed3%(234)

Divorced10.7%(849)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(2,527)

Married40.5%(3,189)

Widowed11.7%(923)

Divorced15.7%(1,238)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% 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)17.1%(182)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(113)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(471)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,066 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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