Prichard

Population: 19,121
Median household income: $35,331
Median home value: $79,900

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Prichard is a community with a population of 19,121. Its median household income of $35,331 runs below the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prichard's population declined 12.2% from 21,773 to 19,121, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $66,100 to $79,900.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 88.7% of the population. 86.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,121
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $35,331
Median home value: $79,900
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 8,791
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,77319,121

Median household income

$29,009$35,331

Median home value

$66,100$79,900

Median gross rent

$717$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,773	$29,009	$66,100	$717
2020	21,618	$30,464	$66,100	$805
2021	19,645	$32,900	$69,300	$833
2022	19,353	$36,110	$76,200	$861
2023	19,121	$35,331	$79,900	$876

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,595	8.3%
5 to 17	3,416	17.9%
18 to 24	1,749	9.1%
25 to 34	2,302	12.0%
35 to 44	2,776	14.5%
45 to 54	1,371	7.2%
55 to 64	2,557	13.4%
65 to 74	2,343	12.3%
75 and over	1,012	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,729	9.0%
Black or African American	16,969	88.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.2%
Asian	20	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	302	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,255	18.2%
High school graduate	5,456	44.1%
Some college or associate's	3,483	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	669	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	498	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,104	86.2%
Carpooled	341	5.8%
Public transit	73	1.2%
Walked	130	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	266	4.5%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,016	18.0%
15 to 29 min	2,826	50.0%
30 to 44 min	1,209	21.4%
45 to 59 min	316	5.6%
60+ min	288	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 32.1% (5,892 of 18,334)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,945	58.7%
Nonfamily households	2,775	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,720	76.4%
Vacant	2,071	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,653	54.4%
Renter-occupied	3,067	45.6%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,325	83.3%
1-unit, attached	156	1.8%
2 to 4 units	398	4.5%
5 to 19 units	470	5.3%
20 or more units	107	1.2%
Mobile home & other	335	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0162496
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 30.7733, -88.1314