Coosa County, Alabama

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,323
Median household income: $57,063
Median home value: $111,800

Coosa County is a county in Alabama with a population of 10,323. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,063 is below the Alabama median ($62,027).

From 2019 to 2023, Coosa County's population declined 4.0% from 10,757 to 10,323, while its median household income rose 46.4% from $38,990 to $57,063.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,323
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,063
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $682
Housing units: 6,042
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,75710,323

Median household income

$38,990$57,063

Median home value

$84,000$111,800

Median gross rent

$589$682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,757	$38,990	$84,000	$589
2020	10,696	$43,571	$89,200	$611
2021	10,442	$50,013	$95,900	$655
2022	10,329	$52,279	$109,500	$632
2023	10,323	$57,063	$111,800	$682

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	4.8%
5 to 17	1,246	12.1%
18 to 24	646	6.3%
25 to 34	1,018	9.9%
35 to 44	1,040	10.1%
45 to 54	1,478	14.3%
55 to 64	1,841	17.8%
65 to 74	1,533	14.9%
75 and over	1,025	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,640	64.3%
Black or African American	3,065	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.9%
Two or more races	270	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	245	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,367	17.2%
High school graduate	3,135	39.5%
Some college or associate's	2,253	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	815	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	365	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,057	79.0%
Carpooled	332	8.6%
Public transit	11	0.3%
Walked	71	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	358	9.3%
Other means	39	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	608	17.3%
15 to 29 min	1,432	40.8%
30 to 44 min	615	17.5%
45 to 59 min	301	8.6%
60+ min	554	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 11.6% (1,161 of 9,986)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,735	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,466	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,201	69.5%
Vacant	1,841	30.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,416	81.3%
Renter-occupied	785	18.7%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other31.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,855	63.8%
1-unit, attached	10	0.2%
2 to 4 units	110	1.8%
5 to 19 units	159	2.6%
20 or more units	19	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,889	31.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 01037
State: Alabama
Land area: 651 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 32.9314, -86.2435