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Alabama

5,086,768 residents · 67 counties · 594 cities · 1,437 census tracts
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Alabama has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $63,999. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $209,900.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
5,086,768
+14%since 2000
from 4,447,100 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
100 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 91 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.3
+10%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.9M4.2M4.6M4.9M5.2M1990201020202024Alabama
20245.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(293,738)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(306,225)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(330,258)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(345,880)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(336,961)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(655,463)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(632,006)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(618,872)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(663,106)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(542,349)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(274,297)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(87,613)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,999
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,135 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,087
+98%since 2000
from $18,189 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.3%
+19.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.479
+2%since 2010
from 0.470 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$209,900
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $76,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,007
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $447 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 72.5% in 2000
29.8% rent
Vacancy rate
14.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
17.7%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+21%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Alabama on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.3%(3,125,819)
Black25.9%(1,150,076)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(75,830)
Asian0.7%(30,989)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.4%(3,224,860)
Black25.6%(1,302,911)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(284,135)
Asian1.4%(73,353)
Other4%(201,509)
Diversity Score
66
+14%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.2%(164,039)
Central American0.9%(43,294)
Guatemalan0.5%(27,048)
Puerto Rican0.5%(25,521)
South American0.3%(15,779)
Cuban0.2%(10,163)
Honduran0.1%(6,059)
Salvadoran0.1%(5,645)
Colombian0.1%(5,383)
Spaniard0.1%(5,223)
Dominican0.1%(3,739)
Venezuelan0.1%(3,460)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(2,556)
Peruvian0%(2,515)
Chilean0%(1,510)
Ecuadorian0%(1,475)
Argentine0%(868)
Nicaraguan0%(772)
Bolivian0%(199)
Paraguayan0%(150)
Uruguayan0%(120)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.3%(15,620)
Chinese0.3%(14,208)
Korean0.3%(14,145)
Vietnamese0.2%(9,528)
Filipino0.1%(7,034)
Japanese0.1%(3,097)
Pakistani0%(2,199)
Laotian0%(1,114)
Thai0%(1,084)
Nepalese0%(881)
Taiwanese0%(664)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(513)
Cambodian0%(487)
Malaysian0%(385)
Kazakh0%(216)
Burmese0%(214)
Uzbek0%(36)
Hmong0%(21)
Mongolian0%(14)
Okinawan0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,513)
Samoan0%(867)
Chamorro0%(559)
Tongan0%(234)
Guamanian0%(143)
Fijian0%(119)
Ancestry
American12.9%(653,721)
English12.1%(616,859)
Irish8%(404,879)
German6.4%(325,649)
Scottish2%(100,177)
Italian1.7%(86,427)
French1.2%(60,888)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(60,240)
Subsaharan African0.8%(42,028)
Polish0.6%(28,012)
Dutch0.5%(24,147)
Welsh0.4%(20,153)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.3%(16,950)
Swedish0.3%(15,975)
Norwegian0.3%(15,567)
Arab0.3%(14,101)
West Indian0.3%(13,130)
Greek0.2%(7,675)
French Canadian0.1%(7,319)
Russian0.1%(6,595)
Jamaican0.1%(6,204)
Nigerian0.1%(5,566)
Lebanese0.1%(5,496)
Hungarian0.1%(5,469)
Danish0.1%(4,888)
Czech0.1%(4,731)
Swiss0.1%(4,211)
Portuguese0.1%(4,201)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,703)
Austrian0.1%(3,359)
Finnish0.1%(3,160)
Canadian0%(2,529)
Brazilian0%(2,433)
Haitian0%(2,180)
Lithuanian0%(2,061)
Slovak0%(2,028)
Kenyan0%(1,813)
Croatian0%(1,735)
Iranian0%(1,732)
Romanian0%(1,722)
Palestinian0%(1,495)
Moroccan0%(1,488)
Turkish0%(1,487)
Belgian0%(1,375)
Egyptian0%(1,130)
Syrian0%(748)
Guyanese0%(657)
Ethiopian0%(630)
Bulgarian0%(621)
Latvian0%(513)
Serbian0%(456)
Australian0%(361)
Armenian0%(360)
Slovene0%(329)
Ghanaian0%(286)
Iraqi0%(223)
Jordanian0%(206)
Macedonian0%(204)
Barbadian0%(160)
Israeli0%(121)
Somali0%(38)
RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.4%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 19.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.6%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.5 min
+54%since 2000
from 16.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 83.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.8%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 60.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
12.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.1%
−23.2 ptssince 2009
from 61.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−39.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 16.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.2%
−76.9 ptssince 2013
from 86.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.5%
+17.3 ptssince 2017
from 70.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
94.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 94.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(689,765)
Married51.3%(1,022,896)
Widowed3.4%(67,113)
Divorced10.8%(214,984)
Women 15+
Never married29.4%(635,785)
Married47.3%(1,021,574)
Widowed10.2%(221,219)
Divorced13.1%(283,211)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Huntsville233,627
2.Mobile200,824
3.Birmingham195,893
4.Montgomery195,300
5.Tuscaloosa114,316
6.Hoover93,550
7.Auburn85,113
8.Dothan72,060
9.Madison67,968
10.Decatur58,056
11.Florence42,581
12.Prattville40,582
Frequently asked

How many people live in Alabama?

Alabama has about 5,086,768 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Alabama?

The typical household in Alabama earns about $63,999 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Alabama expensive?

In Alabama, the median home is worth about $209,900, and the typical rent is about $1,007 a month.

How educated are people in Alabama?

About 28.4% of adults age 25 and over in Alabama hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Alabama?

About 15.6% of people in Alabama live below the federal poverty line.

Has Alabama grown since 1990?

Yes, Alabama has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,046,181 residents, a change of about 26 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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