Marengo County, Alabama

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,027
Median household income: $44,205
Median home value: $103,400

Marengo County, Alabama counts 19,027 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $44,205, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Marengo County's population declined 1.5% from 19,321 to 19,027, while its median household income rose 33.0% from $33,241 to $44,205.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $722.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,027
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,205
Median home value: $103,400
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 9,837
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,32119,027

Median household income

$33,241$44,205

Median home value

$84,400$103,400

Median gross rent

$563$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,321	$33,241	$84,400	$563
2020	19,138	$33,029	$82,200	$565
2021	19,397	$35,379	$89,500	$634
2022	19,180	$42,975	$98,600	$702
2023	19,027	$44,205	$103,400	$722

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,194	6.3%
5 to 17	3,092	16.3%
18 to 24	1,809	9.5%
25 to 34	1,855	9.7%
35 to 44	2,243	11.8%
45 to 54	2,332	12.3%
55 to 64	2,660	14.0%
65 to 74	2,251	11.8%
75 and over	1,591	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,475	44.5%
Black or African American	9,767	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.2%
Asian	64	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	223	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	452	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,860	14.4%
High school graduate	4,453	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,979	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,562	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,078	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,070	83.0%
Carpooled	639	8.7%
Public transit	92	1.3%
Walked	45	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	297	4.1%
Other means	166	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,678	38.2%
15 to 29 min	1,658	23.6%
30 to 44 min	1,197	17.1%
45 to 59 min	536	7.6%
60+ min	943	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 22.6% (4,241 of 18,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,577	60.1%
Nonfamily households	3,038	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,615	77.4%
Vacant	2,222	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,258	69.0%
Renter-occupied	2,357	31.0%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other29.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,597	56.9%
1-unit, attached	48	0.5%
2 to 4 units	725	7.4%
5 to 19 units	414	4.2%
20 or more units	169	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,884	29.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 01091
State: Alabama
Land area: 977 sq mi
Water area: 5.77 sq mi
Center point: 32.2476, -87.7911