Coffee County, Alabama

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 54,231
Median household income: $64,672
Median home value: $180,300

Coffee County, Alabama counts 54,231 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,672 is above the Alabama median ($62,027).

From 2019 to 2023, Coffee County's population grew 5.0% from 51,662 to 54,231, while its median household income rose 16.2% from $55,637 to $64,672.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,231
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,672
Median home value: $180,300
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 24,399
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,66254,231

Median household income

$55,637$64,672

Median home value

$147,400$180,300

Median gross rent

$803$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,662	$55,637	$147,400	$803
2020	52,238	$56,799	$153,700	$802
2021	53,043	$59,034	$157,700	$856
2022	53,559	$62,199	$162,200	$921
2023	54,231	$64,672	$180,300	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,339	6.2%
5 to 17	9,706	17.9%
18 to 24	4,282	7.9%
25 to 34	6,734	12.4%
35 to 44	7,257	13.4%
45 to 54	7,027	13.0%
55 to 64	6,609	12.2%
65 to 74	5,540	10.2%
75 and over	3,737	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,827	67.9%
Black or African American	8,623	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	223	0.4%
Asian	504	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.1%
Some other race	96	0.2%
Two or more races	2,813	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,096	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,158	14.0%
High school graduate	10,732	29.1%
Some college or associate's	13,069	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,497	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,448	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,646	85.1%
Carpooled	1,996	8.6%
Public transit	14	0.1%
Walked	84	0.4%
Bicycle	62	0.3%
Worked from home	940	4.1%
Other means	337	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,443	33.6%
15 to 29 min	7,904	35.7%
30 to 44 min	4,446	20.1%
45 to 59 min	1,305	5.9%
60+ min	1,041	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 17.6% (9,409 of 53,403)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,012	67.2%
Nonfamily households	6,848	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,860	85.5%
Vacant	3,539	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,442	69.2%
Renter-occupied	6,418	30.8%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,321	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1,093	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1,406	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1,319	5.4%
20 or more units	240	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3,020	12.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 01031
State: Alabama
Land area: 679 sq mi
Water area: 1.51 sq mi
Center point: 31.4023, -85.9896