Population: 5,086,768
Households: 1,997,247
Average household size: 2.48
Median age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $63,999
Housing units: 2,337,265

Population comparison

2020 Census5,024,279

2024 estimate5,086,768

Change+1.2%

Population: 5,086,768
Median age: 39.3 years
Male: 2,469,932
Female: 2,616,836

Median age by sex

Male median age: 38 years
Female median age: 40.6 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

150,538Under 5143,200

426,9415–17410,046

241,28918–24241,048

322,92025–34332,543

307,81335–44324,193

301,55545–54317,317

319,91955–64343,187

398,95765+505,302

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5–17

Male

5–9: 157,046
10–14: 167,590
15–17: 102,305

Female

5–9: 149,179
10–14: 162,668
15–17: 98,199

18–24

Male

18–19: 72,109
20: 39,040
21: 33,521
22–24: 96,619

Female

18–19: 73,267
20: 37,195
21: 35,676
22–24: 94,910

25–34

Male

25–29: 161,029
30–34: 161,891

Female

25–29: 161,288
30–34: 171,255

35–44

Male

35–39: 152,913
40–44: 154,900

Female

35–39: 162,375
40–44: 161,818

45–54

Male

45–49: 146,353
50–54: 155,202

Female

45–49: 155,318
50–54: 161,999

55–64

Male

55–59: 157,888
60–61: 64,422
62–64: 97,609

Female

55–59: 165,065
60–61: 71,263
62–64: 106,859

65+

Male

65–66: 61,005
67–69: 79,469
70–74: 110,303
75–79: 73,579
80–84: 44,470
85+: 30,131

Female

65–66: 67,402
67–69: 93,449
70–74: 130,721
75–79: 94,870
80–84: 61,378
85+: 57,482

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 3,284,26064.6%
Black alone: 1,311,06225.8%
Two or more races: 270,5595.3%
Some other race: 119,3712.3%
Asian alone: 74,4351.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 23,5570.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 3,5240.1%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	3,284,260
Black alone	1,311,062
Two or more races	270,559
Some other race	119,371
Asian alone	74,435
American Indian / Alaska Native	23,557
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3,524

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 284,135
White, not Hispanic: 3,224,860

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 1,287,290
Married-couple share: 71.5%
With children: 45%

Household sizeShare of households

615,37530.8%

1 person

689,24034.5%

2 people

307,44215.4%

3 people

232,24611.6%

4 people

152,9447.7%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 101,262
6 People: 34,046
7 Plus People: 17,636

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households1,287,290

Married-couple families920,33271.5% of family households

With children: 325,27835.3%
Without children: 595,05464.7%

Other families366,95828.5% of family households

Male householder: 87,02323.7%
Female householder: 279,93576.3%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	1,287,290	Not applicable
Married-couple families	920,332	71.5%
With children	325,278	35.3%
Without children	595,054	64.7%
Other families	366,958	28.5%
Male householder	87,023	23.7%
Female householder	279,935	76.3%

Median household: $63,999
Median family: $83,032
Per capita: $36,087

Household incomeShare of households

394,07519.7%

Under $25k

404,77420.3%

$25–49k

332,86316.7%

$50–74k

253,46112.7%

$75–99k

310,07815.5%

$100–149k

147,1277.4%

$150–199k

154,8697.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 125,671
$10,000–$14,999: 93,634
$15,000–$19,999: 82,807
$20,000–$24,999: 91,963

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 83,915
$30,000–$34,999: 85,929
$35,000–$39,999: 77,425
$40,000–$44,999: 80,212
$45,000–$49,999: 77,293

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 142,085
$60,000–$74,999: 190,778

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 181,365
$125,000–$149,999: 128,713

Education universe: 3,473,706
High school or higher: 88.6%
Bachelor’s or higher: 28.4%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

124,2643.6%

Less than 9th grade

271,0517.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

1,052,76930.3%

High school or equivalent

723,11320.8%

Some college, no degree

317,0269.1%

Associate degree

600,26217.3%

Bachelor’s degree

385,22111.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 50,437
Nursery School: 985
Kindergarten: 736
First Grade: 765
Second Grade: 1,389
Third Grade: 3,471
Fourth Grade: 2,580
Fifth Grade: 3,994
Sixth Grade: 14,166
Seventh Grade: 12,424
Eighth Grade: 33,317

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 51,777
Tenth Grade: 71,719
Eleventh Grade: 81,535
Twelfth No Diploma: 66,020

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 874,785
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 177,984

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 224,705
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 498,408

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 279,270
Professional School Degree: 59,777
Doctorate Degree: 46,174

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	124,264
Grades 9–12, no diploma	271,051
High school or equivalent	1,052,769
Some college, no degree	723,113
Associate degree	317,026
Bachelor’s degree	600,262
Graduate or professional	385,221

Marital status by sexMale and Female

67,113221,219

Widowed

214,984283,211

Divorced

32,03944,702

Separated

1,022,8961,021,574

Now Married

689,765635,785

Never Married

81,24191,366

Married Spouse Absent

941,655930,208

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	67,113	221,219
Divorced	214,984	283,211
Separated	32,039	44,702
Now Married	1,022,896	1,021,574
Never Married	689,765	635,785
Married Spouse Absent	81,241	91,366
Married Spouse Present	941,655	930,208

Median home value: $209,900
Median gross rent: $1,007

Housing tenure

Owner: 1,402,15570.2%
Renter: 595,09229.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 1,997,24785.5%
Vacant: 340,01814.5%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 758,463
Owners without mortgage: 643,692

Vacancy reason

For rent46,760

13.8%

For sale15,982

4.7%

Rented, not occupied10,935

3.2%

Sold, not occupied15,038

4.4%

Seasonal71,964

21.2%

Migrant workers363

0.1%

Other178,976

52.6%

Structure type

Detached1,615,503

69.1%

Attached44,189

1.9%

2–4 units111,379

4.8%

5–19 units171,627

7.3%

20+ units102,137

4.4%

Mobile or other292,430

12.5%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 41,971
Structure 3–4 Units: 69,408

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 96,496
Structure 10–19 Units: 75,131

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 43,111
Structure 50 Plus Units: 59,026

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 286,771
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 5,659

Year builtHousing units by period

375,07716.0%

Before 1960

608,21626.0%

1960–79

685,46429.3%

1980–99

615,55726.3%

2000–19

52,9512.3%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 113,460
1940–1949: 80,756
1950–1959: 180,861

1960–79

1960–1969: 249,277
1970–1979: 358,939

1980–99

1980–1989: 316,186
1990–1999: 369,278

2000–19

2000–2009: 360,977
2010–2019: 254,580

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

205,833

11,990

1990s

189,651

14,104

2000s

292,271

41,524

2010s

496,060

269,460

2020–22

190,519

200,864

2023+

27,821

57,150

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

312,12722.3%

Under $100k

530,42837.8%

$100–249k

419,61429.9%

$250–499k

87,5036.2%

$500–749k

28,7822.1%

$750–999k

14,3521.0%

$1–1.49m

9,3490.7%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 31,070
10000–14999: 16,481
15000–19999: 14,001
20000–24999: 16,493
25000–29999: 11,241
30000–34999: 14,713
35000–39999: 8,902
40000–49999: 25,425
50000–59999: 31,286
60000–69999: 33,562
70000–79999: 27,787
80000–89999: 38,371
90000–99999: 42,795

$100–249k

100000–124999: 91,837
125000–149999: 72,782
150000–174999: 107,077
175000–199999: 82,293
200000–249999: 176,439

$250–499k

250000–299999: 128,263
300000–399999: 186,532
400000–499999: 104,819

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 3,750
2000000+: 5,599

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50053,544

10.0%

$500–999210,809

39.4%

$1,000–1,499182,398

34.1%

$1,500–1,99961,731

11.5%

$2,000–2,49918,387

3.4%

$2,500–2,9993,622

0.7%

$3,000+4,839

0.9%

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Under $500

Under 100: 464
100–149: 726
150–199: 2,323
200–249: 4,372
250–299: 9,082
300–349: 8,677
350–399: 7,842
400–449: 9,424
450–499: 10,634

$500–999

500–549: 11,733
550–599: 14,508
600–649: 17,272
650–699: 18,493
700–749: 22,607
750–799: 25,077
800–899: 51,081
900–999: 50,038

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 111,391
1250–1499: 71,007

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,754
3500+: 3,085

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

37,305

70,285

1 vehicle

336,339

294,428

2 vehicles

565,091

166,575

3 vehicles

298,342

46,012

4 vehicles

112,548

13,280

5+ vehicles

52,530

4,512

Workers age 16+: 2,229,079
Average commute: 25.5 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 1,796,12380.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 178,9918.0%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 6,5620.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 27,4461.2%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 196,8298.8%Derived from published counts
Other: 23,1281.0%Derived from published counts

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 25,583
Bicycle: 1,863

Other

Other Transportation: 18,872
Motorcycle: 2,351
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,905

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

517,64825.5%

Under 15 min

791,30138.9%

15–29 min

424,69320.9%

30–44 min

157,4667.7%

45–59 min

141,1426.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 54,677
5–9: 191,414
10–14: 271,557

15–29 min

15–19: 330,377
20–24: 316,277
25–29: 144,647

30–44 min

30–34: 289,844
35–39: 67,244
40–44: 67,605

60+ min

60–89: 96,327
90+: 44,815

Population age 16+: 4,087,228
Civilian labor force: 2,367,787
Employed: 2,256,522
Unemployed: 111,265
Unemployment rate: 4.7%
Poverty universe: 4,944,352
Persons below poverty: 772,360
Gini index: 0.48
White-collar workers: 1,314,335
Blue-collar workers: 592,432

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

150,914

198,841

Sales Office Occupations

148,471

306,570

Management Business Science Arts

386,271

473,023

Production Transportation Material Moving

284,654

93,877

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

202,681

11,220

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	150,914	198,841
Sales Office Occupations	148,471	306,570
Management Business Science Arts	386,271	473,023
Production Transportation Material Moving	284,654	93,877
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	202,681	11,220

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,942,922
Workplace jobs: 1,902,770
Internal commuters: 1,822,845
Inbound commuters: 79,925
Outbound commuters: 120,077
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 4,543,86490.8%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 459,8419.2%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

43,6559.5%

Under 19

182,46639.7%

Age 19–34

229,27849.9%

Age 35–64

4,4421.0%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 4,883,19096.0%
Foreign born: 203,5784.0%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 80,179
Not a citizen: 123,399

Residential mobility

Same house: 4,441,777
Within same county: 309,235
From another county: 145,249
From another state: 119,534
From abroad: 17,184

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 2,288,330

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Alabama	5,086,768	$63,999	39.3 years	70.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	150,538	143,200
5–17	426,941	410,046
18–24	241,289	241,048
25–34	322,920	332,543
35–44	307,813	324,193
45–54	301,555	317,317
55–64	319,919	343,187
65+	398,957	505,302

Category	Value
1 person	615,375
2 people	689,240
3 people	307,442
4 people	232,246
5+ people	152,944

Category	Value
Under $25k	394,075
$25–49k	404,774
$50–74k	332,863
$75–99k	253,461
$100–149k	310,078
$150–199k	147,127
$200k+	154,869

Category	Value
For rent	46,760
For sale	15,982
Rented, not occupied	10,935
Sold, not occupied	15,038
Seasonal	71,964
Migrant workers	363
Other	178,976

Category	Value
Detached	1,615,503
Attached	44,189
2–4 units	111,379
5–19 units	171,627
20+ units	102,137
Mobile or other	292,430

Category	Value
Before 1960	375,077
1960–79	608,216
1980–99	685,464
2000–19	615,557
2020+	52,951

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	205,833	11,990
1990s	189,651	14,104
2000s	292,271	41,524
2010s	496,060	269,460
2020–22	190,519	200,864
2023+	27,821	57,150

Category	Value
Under $100k	312,127
$100–249k	530,428
$250–499k	419,614
$500–749k	87,503
$750–999k	28,782
$1–1.49m	14,352
$1.5m+	9,349

Category	Value
Under $500	53,544
$500–999	210,809
$1,000–1,499	182,398
$1,500–1,999	61,731
$2,000–2,499	18,387
$2,500–2,999	3,622
$3,000+	4,839

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	37,305	70,285
1 vehicle	336,339	294,428
2 vehicles	565,091	166,575
3 vehicles	298,342	46,012
4 vehicles	112,548	13,280
5+ vehicles	52,530	4,512

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	1,997,247
Vacant	340,018

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	1,796,123
Carpool	178,991
Public transit	6,562
Walk or bicycle	27,446
Work from home	196,829
Other	23,128

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	4,543,864
Uninsured	459,841

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	4,883,190
Foreign born	203,578

Category	Value
Under 15 min	517,648
15–29 min	791,301
30–44 min	424,693
45–59 min	157,466
60+ min	141,142

Category	Value
Under 19	43,655
Age 19–34	182,466
Age 35–64	229,278
Age 65+	4,442

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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