Dallas County, Alabama

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,536
Median household income: $36,810
Median home value: $97,400

Dallas County is a county in Alabama with a population of 37,536. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $36,810, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dallas County's population declined 4.1% from 39,149 to 37,536, while its median household income rose 8.8% from $33,845 to $36,810.

Owners occupy 61.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,536
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,810
Median home value: $97,400
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 18,949
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,14937,536

Median household income

$33,845$36,810

Median home value

$83,300$97,400

Median gross rent

$643$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,149	$33,845	$83,300	$643
2020	38,184	$33,317	$84,100	$674
2021	39,162	$34,957	$85,400	$697
2022	38,326	$37,180	$91,600	$726
2023	37,536	$36,810	$97,400	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,226	5.9%
5 to 17	6,720	17.9%
18 to 24	3,083	8.2%
25 to 34	4,214	11.2%
35 to 44	4,210	11.2%
45 to 54	4,262	11.4%
55 to 64	5,398	14.4%
65 to 74	4,530	12.1%
75 and over	2,893	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,073	26.8%
Black or African American	26,389	70.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	0.2%
Asian	226	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	393	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	340	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,301	12.9%
High school graduate	9,958	39.0%
Some college or associate's	7,910	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,868	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,470	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,565	84.6%
Carpooled	1,105	8.1%
Public transit	73	0.5%
Walked	170	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	695	5.1%
Other means	64	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,457	26.6%
15 to 29 min	5,436	41.9%
30 to 44 min	1,853	14.3%
45 to 59 min	625	4.8%
60+ min	1,606	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 29.0% (10,748 of 37,061)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,848	57.4%
Nonfamily households	6,568	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,416	81.4%
Vacant	3,533	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,406	61.0%
Renter-occupied	6,010	39.0%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,454	60.4%
1-unit, attached	202	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3,043	16.1%
5 to 19 units	665	3.5%
20 or more units	261	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3,324	17.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 01047
State: Alabama
Land area: 979 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 32.3335, -87.1144