Wilcox County is home to 10,172 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The poverty rate is 28.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $98,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 11 people per square mile. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,640, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wilcox County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate45.2% → 28.2%(−17.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share30.9% → 27.5%(−3.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population13,568 → 10,172(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
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)22.5%(97)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.4%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.6%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 432 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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Over time
Wilcox County, decade by decade
Wilcox County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,568
$29,850
$80,882
10.3%
53.7
2000
13,183
$30,323
$71,955
10.1%
51.7
2010
11,670
$33,793
$77,971
13.2%
51.0
2020
10,600
$42,498
$81,449
11.7%
54.4
2024
10,172
$40,640
$98,800
12.9%
54.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
