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St. Clair County

Alabama · 98,206 residents (2025 est.) · 632 sq mi
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With 94,166 people, St. Clair County is a county in Alabama. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The population is up 45% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
94,166
+45%since 2000
from 64,742 in 2000
98,206 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
149 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 123 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.2
+13%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
632 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
46K59K72K85K99K19902000201020202024St. Clair County
202494K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(5,137)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(5,202)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(6,812)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(5,842)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(4,866)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.7%(11,957)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(12,799)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(11,955)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(12,764)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(10,169)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(5,361)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,302)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,463
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,285 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,786
+94%since 2000
from $17,960 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.6%
+25.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.392
−5%since 2010
from 0.415 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$226,300
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,084
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $482 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
17.4% rent
Vacancy rate
10.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.63 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 20.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
34.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+18%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
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(57,917)
Black8.1%(5,253)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(686)
Asian0.2%(108)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.1%(78,235)
Black10%(9,458)
Hispanic / Latino3%(2,805)
Asian0.6%(537)
Other3.3%(3,131)
Diversity Score
37
+36%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
+14%since 2020
from 23 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
Mexican1.1%(1,018)
Puerto Rican0.6%(558)
Guatemalan0.5%(465)
Cuban0.2%(211)
Dominican0.1%(103)
Honduran0.1%(84)
Salvadoran0.1%(68)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(239)
Korean0.1%(102)
Asian Indian0.1%(82)
Malaysian0%(44)
Chinese0%(32)
Taiwanese0%(21)
Japanese0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(66)
Ancestry
English15.5%(14,638)
American10.7%(10,105)
Irish10.7%(10,029)
German7%(6,571)
Scottish2.6%(2,476)
Italian1.8%(1,718)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(1,228)
French0.9%(870)
Welsh0.8%(722)
Dutch0.6%(593)
Norwegian0.4%(413)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
British0.4%(368)
Polish0.3%(297)
Ukrainian0.2%(152)
Russian0.2%(147)
West Indian0.1%(141)
Swedish0.1%(131)
Greek0.1%(80)
Danish0.1%(79)
Lithuanian0.1%(68)
Hungarian0.1%(52)
Czech0.1%(51)
Swiss0.1%(48)
Canadian0%(40)
Nigerian0%(37)
Croatian0%(32)
Haitian0%(29)
Austrian0%(28)
Kenyan0%(27)
Arab0%(26)
Lebanese0%(26)
Jamaican0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.4%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.8%
+16.5 ptssince 2000
from 71.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.7 min
+31%since 2000
from 23.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.7%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 60.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.1%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
1.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.8%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 16.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.1%
+18.8 ptssince 2017
from 72.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 97.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28%(10,576)
Married55.6%(20,972)
Widowed3%(1,117)
Divorced13.4%(5,070)
Women 15+
Never married20.8%(8,182)
Married55%(21,593)
Widowed11.2%(4,414)
Divorced13%(5,091)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 58.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 71.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 33.0% 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)27.5%(1,355)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(1,321)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(1,269)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(326)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(47)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,931 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 St. Clair County, Alabama?

St. Clair County, Alabama has about 94,166 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. Clair County, Alabama?

The typical household in St. Clair County, Alabama earns about $77,463 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. Clair County, Alabama expensive?

In St. Clair County, Alabama, the median home is worth about $226,300, and the typical rent is about $1,084 a month.

How educated are people in St. Clair County, Alabama?

About 21.4% of adults age 25 and over in St. Clair County, Alabama hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. Clair County, Alabama?

About 11.4% of people in St. Clair County, Alabama live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. Clair County, Alabama grown since 1990?

Yes, St. Clair County, Alabama has grown since 1990. The population has added about 44,157 residents, a change of about 88 percent over that period.

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