Coffee County, AL
Demographic and economic profile of Coffee County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Coffee County, AL is a small county of 54,231 residents that grew 5.7% over the past five years, with median home values of $180,300 and median gross rent of $970/month reflecting relatively low occupancy costs. The labor force participation rate is 57.2%, with 86.0% holding a high school diploma or higher and 21.5% holding a bachelor's degree, while median worker earnings stand at $37,823 against an unemployment rate of 4.3%. A poverty rate of 17.6% and per capita income of $32,757 indicate a working-class wage base, and the 23-minute mean commute suggests a geographically compact employment footprint.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+5.7% since 2018
Coffee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone39,036 (71.1%)
- Black or African American Alone8,909 (16.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,019 (5.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,787 (3.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,170 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone631 (1.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish3,146
- 2.German or other West Germanic593
- 3.Korean132
- 4.Vietnamese128
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island71
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,326
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,628
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,597
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,283
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,075
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,866
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,437
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,033
- 4.Service Occupations3,600
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,961
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.95×)2,506
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.78×)1,848
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.38×)484
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)2,592
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)2,011
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.