Choctaw County vs Crenshaw County

A side-by-side comparison of Choctaw County and Crenshaw County: population, income, housing, and more.

Choctaw County and Crenshaw County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crenshaw County has the higher population (13,144 vs 12,525 in Choctaw County). Crenshaw County has the higher median household income ($49,040 vs $44,483 in Choctaw County). Choctaw County has the higher median home value ($111,800 vs $108,400 in Crenshaw County).

Population, income & housing

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
Population	12,525	13,144
Median age	47.0 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,483	$49,040
Median home value	$111,800	$108,400
Median gross rent	$653	$664
Housing units	7,164	6,562
Homeownership rate	82.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
Population	12,925 → 12,525 (-3.1%)	13,844 → 13,144 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$35,892 → $44,483 (+23.9%)	$43,163 → $49,040 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $111,800 (+50.9%)	$81,000 → $108,400 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $653 (+24.4%)	$537 → $664 (+23.6%)

Choctaw County

Population

12,92512,525

Median household income

$35,892$44,483

Median home value

$74,100$111,800

Median gross rent

$525$653

Crenshaw County

Population

13,84413,144

Median household income

$43,163$49,040

Median home value

$81,000$108,400

Median gross rent

$537$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
Under 5	5.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.2%
75 and over	10.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	70.1%
Black or African American	38.1%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.4%
High school graduate	40.5%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
Drove alone	81.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.4%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
1-unit, detached	60.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	26.3%

Poverty & households

	Choctaw County	Crenshaw County
Poverty rate	19.5%	16.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1983	1981