Fort Deposit

Population: 1,560
Median household income: $20,156
Median home value: $66,300

Fort Deposit, a community in Lowndes County, Alabama, has 1,560 residents. Its median household income of $20,156 runs below the Lowndes County figure of $35,160.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Deposit's population declined 15.0% from 1,835 to 1,560, while its median home value rose 10.7% from $59,900 to $66,300.

Households average 2.70 people. The median gross rent is $450.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,560
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $20,156
Median home value: $66,300
Median gross rent: $450
Housing units: 635
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Unemployment rate: 20.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8351,560

Median household income

$34,107$20,156

Median home value

$59,900$66,300

Median gross rent

$383$450

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,835	$34,107	$59,900	$383
2020	1,770	$40,781	$58,300	$393
2021	1,899	$26,389	$62,100	$416
2022	1,734	$20,542	$65,400	$426
2023	1,560	$20,156	$66,300	$450

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	5.1%
5 to 17	283	18.1%
18 to 24	185	11.9%
25 to 34	270	17.3%
35 to 44	133	8.5%
45 to 54	131	8.4%
55 to 64	197	12.6%
65 to 74	182	11.7%
75 and over	99	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189	12.1%
Black or African American	1,363	87.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.2%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	26.2%
High school graduate	511	50.5%
Some college or associate's	183	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	17	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	36	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	306	79.3%
Carpooled	47	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.4%
Other means	11	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	14.9%
15 to 29 min	87	23.6%
30 to 44 min	109	29.5%
45 to 59 min	84	22.8%
60+ min	34	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 41.5% (647 of 1,560)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	59.5%
Nonfamily households	234	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	578	91.0%
Vacant	57	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	319	55.2%
Renter-occupied	259	44.8%

1-unit, detached34.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units30.4%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	219	34.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	193	30.4%
5 to 19 units	49	7.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	174	27.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0127520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9863, -86.5664