Barbour County, Alabama

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,757
Median household income: $44,290
Median home value: $109,900

Barbour County, Alabama counts 24,757 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $44,290, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Barbour County's population declined 2.4% from 25,361 to 24,757, while its median household income rose 36.2% from $32,525 to $44,290.

Owners occupy 67.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,757
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,290
Median home value: $109,900
Median gross rent: $644
Housing units: 11,702
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,36124,757

Median household income

$32,525$44,290

Median home value

$90,700$109,900

Median gross rent

$576$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,361	$32,525	$90,700	$576
2020	25,026	$34,990	$86,500	$587
2021	25,259	$36,422	$89,500	$605
2022	24,877	$39,712	$102,700	$627
2023	24,757	$44,290	$109,900	$644

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,380	5.6%
5 to 17	3,801	15.4%
18 to 24	1,948	7.9%
25 to 34	3,400	13.7%
35 to 44	3,109	12.6%
45 to 54	2,949	11.9%
55 to 64	3,289	13.3%
65 to 74	2,828	11.4%
75 and over	2,053	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,807	43.7%
Black or African American	11,611	46.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	136	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	298	1.2%
Two or more races	381	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,490	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,911	22.2%
High school graduate	6,629	37.6%
Some college or associate's	5,067	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,179	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	842	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,980	82.4%
Carpooled	818	9.7%
Public transit	17	0.2%
Walked	117	1.4%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	481	5.7%
Other means	47	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,080	38.6%
15 to 29 min	1,956	24.5%
30 to 44 min	1,438	18.0%
45 to 59 min	582	7.3%
60+ min	933	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 21.9% (4,746 of 21,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,990	66.0%
Nonfamily households	3,090	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,080	77.6%
Vacant	2,622	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,128	67.5%
Renter-occupied	2,952	32.5%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,806	58.2%
1-unit, attached	82	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,008	8.6%
5 to 19 units	374	3.2%
20 or more units	134	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3,298	28.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 01005
State: Alabama
Land area: 885 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 31.8703, -85.4051