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Colbert County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Colbert County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Colbert County, AL is a small Northwestern Alabama county of 57,648 residents that has grown 5.8% over five years, with an economy generating $48,388 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $40,439. The workforce of roughly 33,200 labor-force participants carries a 3.3% unemployment rate, though labor force participation sits at 57.6% and only 20.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $161,600 and median gross rent of $838/month—while a 16.9% poverty rate and median household income of $60,628 reflect a cost-accessible but modestly compensated labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

57,648

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.8% since 2018

Colbert County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,866 (77.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,991 (15.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,835 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone974 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race956 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone280 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish850
  2. 2.Other Indo-European153
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic29
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island22
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,321

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,388

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,556
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,940
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,957
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,071
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,827

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,281
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,117
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,988
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,123
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,621

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.85×)4,809
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)1,616
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)747
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)1,977
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.05×)437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$838/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,320 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,773 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,666 (9.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,493 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,413 (8.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,310 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,439

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,703 (80.8%)
  • Carpooled2,467 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,846 (7.2%)
  • Walked283 (1.1%)
  • Other130 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit102 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.