Colbert County, Alabama

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 57,648
Median household income: $56,736
Median home value: $161,600

Colbert County, Alabama counts 57,648 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,736, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Colbert County's population grew 5.3% from 54,771 to 57,648, while its median household income rose 18.0% from $48,065 to $56,736.

76.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,648
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,736
Median home value: $161,600
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 27,887
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,77157,648

Median household income

$48,065$56,736

Median home value

$120,800$161,600

Median gross rent

$697$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,771	$48,065	$120,800	$697
2020	54,957	$47,962	$125,400	$712
2021	56,789	$52,017	$129,700	$761
2022	57,270	$56,149	$148,500	$810
2023	57,648	$56,736	$161,600	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,246	5.6%
5 to 17	9,065	15.7%
18 to 24	4,359	7.6%
25 to 34	7,038	12.2%
35 to 44	6,965	12.1%
45 to 54	7,300	12.7%
55 to 64	8,075	14.0%
65 to 74	6,818	11.8%
75 and over	4,782	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,648	77.4%
Black or African American	9,103	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.1%
Asian	229	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.2%
Two or more races	1,573	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,890	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,102	12.5%
High school graduate	14,160	34.6%
Some college or associate's	13,409	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,274	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,033	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,225	82.9%
Carpooled	2,186	8.5%
Public transit	36	0.1%
Walked	284	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,766	6.9%
Other means	114	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,000	29.4%
15 to 29 min	10,949	45.9%
30 to 44 min	3,184	13.4%
45 to 59 min	1,116	4.7%
60+ min	1,596	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 16.9% (9,626 of 57,038)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,427	63.7%
Nonfamily households	8,790	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,217	86.8%
Vacant	3,670	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,146	70.8%
Renter-occupied	7,071	29.2%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,398	76.7%
1-unit, attached	246	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2,172	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1,220	4.4%
20 or more units	662	2.4%
Mobile home & other	2,189	7.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 01033
State: Alabama
Land area: 593 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 34.7031, -87.8015