Carbon Hill

Population: 1,440
Median household income: $22,283
Median home value: $78,200

Located in Walker County, Alabama, Carbon Hill is a community with a population of 1,440. Its median household income of $22,283 runs below the Walker County figure of $54,509.

From 2019 to 2023, Carbon Hill's population held roughly steady from 1,441 to 1,440, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $64,300 to $78,200.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 16.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,440
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $22,283
Median home value: $78,200
Median gross rent: $415
Housing units: 902
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4411,440

Median household income

$28,864$22,283

Median home value

$64,300$78,200

Median gross rent

$579$415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,441	$28,864	$64,300	$579
2020	1,354	$26,333	$68,500	$550
2021	1,522	$26,481	$71,000	$596
2022	1,472	$27,581	$75,500	$507
2023	1,440	$22,283	$78,200	$415

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	4.7%
5 to 17	196	13.6%
18 to 24	233	16.2%
25 to 34	110	7.6%
35 to 44	132	9.2%
45 to 54	176	12.2%
55 to 64	232	16.1%
65 to 74	133	9.2%
75 and over	161	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,140	79.2%
Black or African American	206	14.3%
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	26	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	279	29.6%
High school graduate	343	36.3%
Some college or associate's	258	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	470	87.7%
Carpooled	58	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	21.4%
15 to 29 min	192	36.4%
30 to 44 min	114	21.6%
45 to 59 min	37	7.0%
60+ min	72	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 35.3% (491 of 1,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	281	45.8%
Nonfamily households	333	54.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	614	68.1%
Vacant	288	31.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	399	65.0%
Renter-occupied	215	35.0%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	498	55.2%
1-unit, attached	12	1.3%
2 to 4 units	184	20.4%
5 to 19 units	78	8.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	130	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0112016
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 33.8950, -87.5221