Atmore

Population: 8,389
Median household income: $33,104
Median home value: $128,900

Atmore is a community in Escambia County, Alabama, home to 8,389 residents. Its median household income of $33,104 runs below the Escambia County figure of $44,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atmore's population declined 11.6% from 9,495 to 8,389, while its median home value rose 36.7% from $94,300 to $128,900.

The typical home was built around 1979. 35.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,389
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $33,104
Median home value: $128,900
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 3,322
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4958,389

Median household income

$26,118$33,104

Median home value

$94,300$128,900

Median gross rent

$583$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,495	$26,118	$94,300	$583
2020	9,269	$25,211	$96,100	$546
2021	8,734	$29,104	$98,600	$603
2022	8,465	$30,472	$122,800	$617
2023	8,389	$33,104	$128,900	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	424	5.1%
5 to 17	942	11.2%
18 to 24	466	5.6%
25 to 34	1,408	16.8%
35 to 44	1,476	17.6%
45 to 54	1,199	14.3%
55 to 64	953	11.4%
65 to 74	791	9.4%
75 and over	730	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,390	40.4%
Black or African American	4,581	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.9%
Asian	22	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate48.4%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,610	24.6%
High school graduate	3,173	48.4%
Some college or associate's	1,372	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	246	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	156	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,186	90.6%
Carpooled	211	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	12	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,013	42.2%
15 to 29 min	705	29.4%
30 to 44 min	281	11.7%
45 to 59 min	124	5.2%
60+ min	277	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 35.4% (2,212 of 6,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,089	42.9%
Nonfamily households	1,450	57.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,539	76.4%
Vacant	783	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,297	51.1%
Renter-occupied	1,242	48.9%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,268	68.3%
1-unit, attached	31	0.9%
2 to 4 units	324	9.8%
5 to 19 units	301	9.1%
20 or more units	39	1.2%
Mobile home & other	359	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0103004
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 31.1241, -87.4578