Median Household Income
$63,999
Median Home Value
$209,900
Median Gross Rent
$1,007/mo
Poverty Rate
15.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Homeownership Rate
70.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
28.4%
Median Age
39.3
Population Over Time
Alabama grew 5.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
4,817,678
2016
4,841,164
2018
4,864,680
2020
4,893,186
2022
5,028,092
2024
5,086,768
Business & Industry
Alabama has 105,720 business establishments employing 1,822,666 people.
Health care and social assistance
11,562
Other services (except public administration)
11,361
Accommodation and food services
10,067
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9,813
Construction
8,982
Finance and insurance
7,195
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,155
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
5,120
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Alabama
See all →Huntsville215,025 people$74,714Birmingham200,431 people$46,051Montgomery199,819 people$56,811Mobile186,316 people$53,558Tuscaloosa105,797 people$51,464Hoover91,995 people$109,253Auburn76,660 people$63,668Dothan70,699 people$55,792Decatur57,525 people$61,563Madison56,967 people$134,655Florence40,781 people$52,174Vestavia Hills38,600 people$134,369Phenix City38,413 people$50,053Prattville38,124 people$81,337Gadsden33,881 people$40,345Alabaster33,417 people$91,357Opelika31,361 people$65,004Northport30,714 people$80,913Enterprise28,513 people$73,125Daphne27,861 people$87,250Homewood27,557 people$94,485Athens26,179 people$69,922Bessemer25,890 people$39,613Trussville25,621 people$123,275Pelham24,221 people$101,094Fairhope22,605 people$94,274Albertville22,433 people$56,099Mountain Brook22,259 people$201,479Oxford22,019 people$74,268Anniston21,502 people$46,668Foley21,113 people$66,336Helena21,036 people$115,139Prichard19,353 people$36,588Cullman18,434 people$61,224Tillmans Corner18,018 people$60,837Selma17,875 people$33,197Troy17,757 people$50,717Hueytown16,655 people$62,784Calera16,644 people$87,194Millbrook16,631 people$70,313Muscle Shoals16,334 people$75,894Center Point16,279 people$56,417Saraland16,109 people$61,509Gardendale16,051 people$82,192Scottsboro15,543 people$53,929Hartselle15,414 people$76,290Chelsea15,201 people$115,337Gulf Shores15,178 people$78,188Talladega15,071 people$44,198Fort Payne14,815 people$47,479
Counties in Alabama
Autauga CountyBaldwin CountyBarbour CountyBibb CountyBlount CountyBullock CountyButler CountyCalhoun CountyChambers CountyCherokee CountyChilton CountyChoctaw CountyClarke CountyClay CountyCleburne CountyCoffee CountyColbert CountyConecuh CountyCoosa CountyCovington CountyCrenshaw CountyCullman CountyDale CountyDallas CountyDeKalb CountyElmore CountyEscambia CountyEtowah CountyFayette CountyFranklin CountyGeneva CountyGreene CountyHale CountyHenry CountyHouston CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyLamar CountyLauderdale CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLimestone CountyLowndes CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMarengo CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMobile CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyPerry CountyPickens CountyPike CountyRandolph CountyRussell CountyShelby CountySt. Clair CountySumter CountyTalladega CountyTallapoosa CountyTuscaloosa CountyWalker CountyWashington CountyWilcox CountyWinston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.