Houston County, Alabama

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 107,628
Median household income: $57,531
Median home value: $178,000

Home to 107,628 residents, Houston County is one of Alabama's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,531 runs below the Alabama figure of $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston County's population grew 2.8% from 104,702 to 107,628, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $47,580 to $57,531.

The median gross rent is $905. 22.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,628
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,531
Median home value: $178,000
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 49,774
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104,702107,628

Median household income

$47,580$57,531

Median home value

$137,600$178,000

Median gross rent

$754$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	104,702	$47,580	$137,600	$754
2020	105,319	$49,069	$141,800	$769
2021	106,355	$50,222	$146,300	$799
2022	107,040	$55,064	$164,900	$858
2023	107,628	$57,531	$178,000	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,706	6.2%
5 to 17	18,106	16.8%
18 to 24	8,326	7.7%
25 to 34	13,572	12.6%
35 to 44	13,572	12.6%
45 to 54	13,300	12.4%
55 to 64	14,257	13.2%
65 to 74	11,729	10.9%
75 and over	8,060	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,699	63.8%
Black or African American	29,163	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	210	0.2%
Asian	1,057	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	567	0.5%
Two or more races	3,226	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,680	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,386	12.6%
High school graduate	23,903	32.1%
Some college or associate's	24,241	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	10,662	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,298	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,458	85.5%
Carpooled	3,810	8.3%
Public transit	79	0.2%
Walked	324	0.7%
Bicycle	56	0.1%
Worked from home	1,930	4.2%
Other means	469	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,904	31.5%
15 to 29 min	19,344	43.8%
30 to 44 min	6,421	14.5%
45 to 59 min	2,300	5.2%
60+ min	2,227	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 18.0% (19,198 of 106,448)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,734	65.1%
Nonfamily households	14,847	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,581	85.5%
Vacant	7,193	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,216	63.9%
Renter-occupied	15,365	36.1%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35,016	70.3%
1-unit, attached	612	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3,483	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3,366	6.8%
20 or more units	938	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6,359	12.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 01069
State: Alabama
Land area: 580 sq mi
Water area: 1.85 sq mi
Center point: 31.1582, -85.2964