Sulligent

Population: 1,440
Median household income: $30,625
Median home value: $132,400

Sulligent, a community in Lamar County, Alabama, has 1,440 residents. Its median household income of $30,625 runs below the Lamar County figure of $47,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sulligent's population declined 24.9% from 1,917 to 1,440, while its median home value rose 91.1% from $69,300 to $132,400.

Owners occupy 64.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,440
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $30,625
Median home value: $132,400
Median gross rent: $507
Housing units: 792
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9171,440

Median household income

$24,091$30,625

Median home value

$69,300$132,400

Median gross rent

$395$507

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,917	$24,091	$69,300	$395
2020	1,887	$22,159	$67,500	$401
2021	1,611	$22,837	$70,300	$430
2022	1,459	$30,057	$107,500	$460
2023	1,440	$30,625	$132,400	$507

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	118	8.2%
5 to 17	267	18.5%
18 to 24	82	5.7%
25 to 34	109	7.6%
35 to 44	105	7.3%
45 to 54	157	10.9%
55 to 64	184	12.8%
65 to 74	268	18.6%
75 and over	150	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,289	89.5%
Black or African American	45	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	1.4%
Two or more races	79	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	14.1%
High school graduate	404	41.5%
Some college or associate's	358	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	50	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	261	77.2%
Carpooled	53	15.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	50.6%
15 to 29 min	80	25.5%
30 to 44 min	60	19.1%
45 to 59 min	12	3.8%
60+ min	3	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 24.6% (354 of 1,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	335	64.3%
Nonfamily households	186	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	521	65.8%
Vacant	271	34.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	334	64.1%
Renter-occupied	187	35.9%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units21.6%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	538	67.9%
1-unit, attached	12	1.5%
2 to 4 units	171	21.6%
5 to 19 units	19	2.4%
20 or more units	9	1.1%
Mobile home & other	43	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0173728
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8912, -88.1266