MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Alexander City Micro

Alexander City, AL · 1 counties · 38,826 residents · 717 sq mi

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Alexander City is a metro area of 38,826 people. The typical home is worth $42,800. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $254 a month. The median household earns $22,020, about 27% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

38,826

−6%vs 2000

vs 41,475 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

54 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 58 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

717 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,587)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(2,658)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,812)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(3,088)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,520)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(5,423)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(5,389)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(4,261)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(3,865)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,582)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,127)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(514)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,020

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,745 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,878

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,909 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $358 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.2%(30,342)

Black25.3%(10,488)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(242)

Asian0.2%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.3%(28,460)

Black26.3%(10,211)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(78)

Asian0.2%(84)

Other0.2%(71)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(708)

Central American0.6%(234)

Honduran0.5%(190)

Puerto Rican0.3%(121)

South American0.2%(90)

Venezuelan0.2%(76)

Guatemalan0.1%(44)

Cuban0%(16)

Colombian0%(14)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(189)

Filipino0.1%(35)

Chinese0.1%(34)

Cambodian0%(2)

Ancestry

English12.5%(5,134)

American10.8%(4,414)

Irish10.4%(4,273)

German6.1%(2,496)

Italian1.7%(710)

Scottish1.3%(527)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(445)

Subsaharan African1%(411)

Welsh0.9%(369)

Polish0.6%(234)

French0.6%(229)

Ethiopian0.5%(213)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(203)

Swedish0.4%(153)

Norwegian0.3%(131)

British0.3%(125)

Lithuanian0.2%(83)

Swiss0.2%(64)

French Canadian0.1%(46)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(21)

Czech0%(15)

West Indian0%(13)

Finnish0%(12)

Hungarian0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Arab0%(8)

Lebanese0%(8)

Latvian0%(8)

Russian0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.8%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+3%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 married29.8%(4,915)

Married50.7%(8,368)

Widowed5.5%(911)

Divorced13.9%(2,301)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(4,197)

Married50.4%(8,895)

Widowed12.3%(2,168)

Divorced13.5%(2,389)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)21.6%(575)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(754)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(1,131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(80)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,659 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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