Cullman County vs St. Clair County

A side-by-side comparison of Cullman County and St. Clair County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Clair County has the higher population (92,903 vs 89,463 in Cullman County). St. Clair County has the higher median household income ($78,993 vs $60,916 in Cullman County). St. Clair County has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $180,500 in Cullman County).

Population, income & housing

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
Population	89,463	92,903
Median age	41.1 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,916	$78,993
Median home value	$180,500	$218,500
Median gross rent	$883	$1,077
Housing units	39,538	38,667
Homeownership rate	76.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
Population	82,853 → 89,463 (+8.0%)	87,989 → 92,903 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$44,918 → $60,916 (+35.6%)	$58,308 → $78,993 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $180,500 (+40.4%)	$154,900 → $218,500 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $883 (+25.1%)	$819 → $1,077 (+31.5%)

Cullman County

Population

82,85389,463

Median household income

$44,918$60,916

Median home value

$128,600$180,500

Median gross rent

$706$883

St. Clair County

Population

87,98992,903

Median household income

$58,308$78,993

Median home value

$154,900$218,500

Median gross rent

$819$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.6%
75 and over	7.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	83.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
No high school diploma	15.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	31.0%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
Drove alone	83.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	9.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
1-unit, detached	69.7%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Cullman County	St. Clair County
Poverty rate	13.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1985	1997