Talladega is a metro area of 91,321 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $145,399, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $771 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,729, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Talladega
What changed most since 1990
White share68.1% → 62.3%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.7% → 16.2%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age33.3 → 42.9(+9.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 24 metro and micro areas based in Alabama
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)27.9%(1,433)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(1,561)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(1,734)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(64)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,137 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
Talladega, decade by decade
Talladega 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
85,170
$50,966
$103,006
9.7%
54.9
2000
92,523
$57,194
$110,853
10.8%
57.8
2010
93,830
$52,907
$122,697
11.8%
60.3
2020
92,536
$53,238
$132,969
14.8%
64.0
2024
91,321
$57,729
$145,399
16.2%
65.0
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.
