Choctaw County, Alabama

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,525
Median household income: $44,483
Median home value: $111,800

Choctaw County is a county in Alabama with a population of 12,525. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $44,483 is below the Alabama median ($62,027).

Between 2019 and 2023, Choctaw County's population declined 3.1% from 12,925 to 12,525, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $35,892 to $44,483.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $653.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,525
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,483
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 7,164
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,92512,525

Median household income

$35,892$44,483

Median home value

$74,100$111,800

Median gross rent

$525$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,925	$35,892	$74,100	$525
2020	12,755	$36,634	$75,900	$560
2021	12,792	$38,581	$79,800	$601
2022	12,669	$43,299	$101,600	$616
2023	12,525	$44,483	$111,800	$653

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	674	5.4%
5 to 17	1,818	14.5%
18 to 24	1,035	8.3%
25 to 34	1,260	10.1%
35 to 44	1,178	9.4%
45 to 54	1,573	12.6%
55 to 64	2,005	16.0%
65 to 74	1,677	13.4%
75 and over	1,305	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,084	56.6%
Black or African American	4,777	38.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	491	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	136	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,420	15.8%
High school graduate	3,642	40.5%
Some college or associate's	2,684	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	891	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	361	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,660	81.8%
Carpooled	556	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	66	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	2.3%
Other means	85	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	997	22.8%
15 to 29 min	970	22.2%
30 to 44 min	1,045	23.9%
45 to 59 min	414	9.5%
60+ min	941	21.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 19.5% (2,413 of 12,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,212	62.1%
Nonfamily households	1,962	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,174	72.2%
Vacant	1,990	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,254	82.2%
Renter-occupied	920	17.8%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other35.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,348	60.7%
1-unit, attached	26	0.4%
2 to 4 units	92	1.3%
5 to 19 units	83	1.2%
20 or more units	48	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2,567	35.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 01023
State: Alabama
Land area: 913 sq mi
Water area: 7.38 sq mi
Center point: 31.9910, -88.2489