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STATE · ADMITTED 1819 · 2020 ACS

Alabama

5,024,279 residents · 67 counties · 594 cities · 50,645 sq mi · 1,437 census tracts
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With 5,024,279 people, Alabama is a state. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $149,600, having more than doubled since 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $811 a month at the median. The population is up 13% since 2000.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
5,024,279
+13%since 2000
from 4,447,100 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
39.7
+11%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
50,645 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.9M4.2M4.6M4.9M5.2M19902000201020202024Alabama
20245.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.7%(286,529)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(302,637)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.5%(325,031)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(338,475)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(345,931)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.4%(625,360)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.1%(608,965)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.5%(626,605)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.5%(680,023)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.6%(531,178)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.2%(262,800)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(90,745)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,035
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,135 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,934
+59%since 2000
from $18,189 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
34.2%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 16.1% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade14.2%
US avg: 10%
Information11.6%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$149,600
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $76,700 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$811
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $447 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
67.7%
−4.8 ptssince 2000
from 72.5% in 2000
32.3% rent
Persons per household
2.53 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.9
+6%since 2009
from 2.7 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic63.1%(3,171,351)
Black25.6%(1,288,159)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(264,047)
Asian1.5%(75,918)
Other2.6%(131,245)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.6%(124,956)
Central American0.7%(32,881)
Puerto Rican0.5%(23,613)
Guatemalan0.4%(19,781)
South American0.2%(8,246)
Cuban0.1%(6,484)
Honduran0.1%(5,089)
Salvadoran0.1%(3,987)
Spaniard0.1%(2,905)
Panamanian0.1%(2,579)
Venezuelan0%(2,059)
Colombian0%(2,023)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0%(1,665)
Dominican0%(1,588)
Ecuadorian0%(940)
Nicaraguan0%(843)
Argentine0%(580)
Chilean0%(563)
Bolivian0%(106)
Uruguayan0%(93)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.3%(13,666)
Chinese0.3%(13,228)
Korean0.2%(11,649)
Vietnamese0.2%(8,953)
Filipino0.1%(6,872)
Japanese0.1%(2,729)
Pakistani0%(2,181)
Thai0%(1,923)
Laotian0%(1,070)
Taiwanese0%(833)
Nepalese0%(703)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(673)
Indonesian0%(218)
Malaysian0%(158)
Hmong0%(133)
Mongolian0%(89)
Burmese0%(60)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(876)
Samoan0%(358)
Tongan0%(4)
Fijian0%(1)
Ancestry
American16.2%(791,025)
Irish8%(392,052)
English7.9%(385,088)
German6.2%(303,109)
Scottish1.8%(87,580)
Italian1.6%(78,547)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(70,047)
French1.4%(68,291)
Subsaharan African0.9%(43,377)
Dutch0.6%(30,349)
Polish0.6%(28,530)
British0.6%(28,519)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(22,450)
Norwegian0.3%(15,648)
Swedish0.3%(14,952)
West Indian0.2%(11,663)
Greek0.2%(9,153)
French Canadian0.2%(8,297)
Russian0.1%(7,216)
Hungarian0.1%(6,944)
Portuguese0.1%(4,649)
Jamaican0.1%(4,623)
Czech0.1%(4,485)
Lebanese0.1%(4,416)
Danish0.1%(4,329)
Swiss0.1%(3,867)
Canadian0.1%(3,636)
Haitian0.1%(2,955)
Finnish0.1%(2,840)
Austrian0.1%(2,702)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,678)
Nigerian0%(2,407)
Lithuanian0%(2,139)
Slovak0%(1,952)
Arab0%(1,923)
Romanian0%(1,867)
Iranian0%(1,774)
Brazilian0%(1,744)
Palestinian0%(1,615)
Belgian0%(1,203)
Syrian0%(1,173)
Croatian0%(1,124)
Turkish0%(1,037)
Moroccan0%(907)
Kenyan0%(813)
Egyptian0%(798)
Ethiopian0%(722)
Australian0%(604)
Armenian0%(438)
Bulgarian0%(424)
Slovene0%(381)
Serbian0%(319)
Latvian0%(296)
Barbadian0%(286)
Israeli0%(263)
Ghanaian0%(258)
Iraqi0%(255)
Guyanese0%(164)
Macedonian0%(155)
Jordanian0%(71)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.2%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 19.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
86.9%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
9.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+52%since 2000
from 16.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
84.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 83.5% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
57.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 60.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
35.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
3.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
87.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
54.1%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
20.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.6%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.8%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
67.5%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
37.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(73,924)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(80,863)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.2%(114,232)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(21,723)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.8%(5,905)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 324,857 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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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
13.Phenix City38,344
15.Opelika35,765
16.Alabaster34,748
17.Athens34,209
18.Gadsden33,367
19.Northport31,648
20.Daphne31,396
21.Enterprise31,211
22.Foley30,354
23.Homewood28,118
24.Trussville27,273
25.Fairhope26,625
26.Pelham25,664
27.Bessemer24,984
28.Albertville23,710
29.Helena23,388
30.Oxford22,199
32.Anniston20,930
33.Cullman20,799
34.Calera18,992
35.Prichard18,825
36.Troy18,022
37.Chelsea17,716
39.Muscle Shoals17,666
40.Millbrook17,623
41.Gulf Shores17,394
42.Saraland16,652
43.Gardendale16,425
44.Hartselle16,312
45.Hueytown16,159
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (12)
1.Birmingham1,197,766
2.Huntsville556,444
3.Mobile411,658
4.Montgomery388,747
5.Tuscaloosa281,850
6.Daphne267,761
7.Auburn208,013
8.Decatur160,326
9.Florence156,609
10.Dothan156,266
11.Oxford115,834
12.Gadsden103,886
Micropolitan areas (12)
1.Albertville103,537
2.Cullman94,009
3.Talladega91,764
4.Fort Payne74,085
5.Enterprise56,953
6.Scottsboro54,281
7.Ozark49,912
9.Selma35,140
10.Troy33,688
11.Russellville32,449
12.Eufaula26,861

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Alabama?

Alabama has about 5,024,279 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Alabama?

The typical household in Alabama earns about $52,035 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Alabama expensive?

In Alabama, the median home is worth about $149,600, and the typical rent is about $811 a month.

How educated are people in Alabama?

About 26.2% of adults age 25 and over in Alabama hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Alabama?

About 16.0% 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 983,692 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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