Winston County, Alabama

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,637
Median household income: $48,032
Median home value: $110,500

Winston County, Alabama counts 23,637 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $48,032, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Winston County's population held roughly steady from 23,784 to 23,637, while its median household income rose 34.2% from $35,788 to $48,032.

The median gross rent is $744. 13.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,637
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,032
Median home value: $110,500
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 13,111
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,78423,637

Median household income

$35,788$48,032

Median home value

$86,100$110,500

Median gross rent

$529$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,784	$35,788	$86,100	$529
2020	23,712	$40,991	$87,300	$558
2021	23,650	$46,096	$105,000	$591
2022	23,655	$49,494	$111,600	$680
2023	23,637	$48,032	$110,500	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,220	5.2%
5 to 17	3,595	15.2%
18 to 24	1,764	7.5%
25 to 34	2,599	11.0%
35 to 44	2,518	10.7%
45 to 54	3,122	13.2%
55 to 64	3,649	15.4%
65 to 74	2,995	12.7%
75 and over	2,175	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,752	92.0%
Black or African American	284	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	62	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	700	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	826	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,622	21.2%
High school graduate	6,837	40.1%
Some college or associate's	4,318	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,411	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	870	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,162	74.8%
Carpooled	1,644	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	105	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	549	5.7%
Other means	116	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,364	37.3%
15 to 29 min	1,886	20.9%
30 to 44 min	1,930	21.4%
45 to 59 min	749	8.3%
60+ min	1,098	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 19.5% (4,506 of 23,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,492	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,836	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,328	71.1%
Vacant	3,783	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,148	76.6%
Renter-occupied	2,180	23.4%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other29.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,343	63.6%
1-unit, attached	62	0.5%
2 to 4 units	550	4.2%
5 to 19 units	281	2.1%
20 or more units	21	0.2%
Mobile home & other	3,854	29.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 01133
State: Alabama
Land area: 613 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 34.1546, -87.3653