Elmore County, Alabama

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 88,669
Median household income: $75,553
Median home value: $213,600

Elmore County is a county in Alabama with a population of 88,669. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,553, its median household income sits above Alabama's $62,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Elmore County's population grew 9.3% from 81,144 to 88,669, while its median household income rose 24.1% from $60,891 to $75,553.

The median gross rent is $1,014. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,669
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $75,553
Median home value: $213,600
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 37,085
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,14488,669

Median household income

$60,891$75,553

Median home value

$166,600$213,600

Median gross rent

$892$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,144	$60,891	$166,600	$892
2020	81,526	$62,324	$171,100	$900
2021	87,146	$67,597	$174,800	$928
2022	87,694	$73,258	$200,400	$982
2023	88,669	$75,553	$213,600	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,782	5.4%
5 to 17	14,473	16.3%
18 to 24	7,498	8.5%
25 to 34	12,412	14.0%
35 to 44	11,587	13.1%
45 to 54	11,602	13.1%
55 to 64	12,071	13.6%
65 to 74	8,699	9.8%
75 and over	5,545	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	63,908	72.1%
Black or African American	18,627	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	174	0.2%
Asian	604	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	83	0.1%
Two or more races	2,353	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,917	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,446	10.4%
High school graduate	21,341	34.5%
Some college or associate's	19,025	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,976	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,128	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,038	84.1%
Carpooled	2,395	6.1%
Public transit	68	0.2%
Walked	445	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,056	7.8%
Other means	302	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,927	16.4%
15 to 29 min	13,120	36.2%
30 to 44 min	11,676	32.2%
45 to 59 min	3,827	10.6%
60+ min	1,698	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 10.3% (8,652 of 84,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,736	73.0%
Nonfamily households	8,793	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,529	87.7%
Vacant	4,556	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,003	76.9%
Renter-occupied	7,526	23.1%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,573	74.4%
1-unit, attached	534	1.4%
2 to 4 units	972	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1,486	4.0%
20 or more units	483	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6,037	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 01051
State: Alabama
Land area: 619 sq mi
Water area: 39 sq mi
Center point: 32.5972, -86.1427