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Conecuh County, AL

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

AI Overview

Conecuh County is a small, rural Alabama county with a population of 11,411 that has contracted 8.8% over five years, reflecting persistent structural challenges including an 8.3% unemployment rate, a 27.6% poverty rate, and a labor force participation rate of just 40.7%. The workforce is largely without four-year degrees—only 13.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings stand at $38,506 against a per capita income of $26,323. Housing costs remain among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $101,300 and median gross rent of $781 per month, and the county's 74.9% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly long-tenured, older resident base with a median age of 46.7 years.

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

Population

11,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,327

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.8% since 2018

Conecuh County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,660 (50.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,101 (45.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races254 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race194 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone35 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish96
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)18
  3. 3.Other Indo-European8
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

640

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,813

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,323

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance697
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)630
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)397
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services284
  5. 5.Construction (Group)261

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,053
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations840
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations637
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations458
  5. 5.Service Occupations435

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.70×)151
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.39×)834
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)280
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)397
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$781/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999386 (11.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999358 (10.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999269 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999247 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999220 (6.7%)
  • Less Than $10,000199 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,778 (84.9%)
  • Worked At Home228 (7.0%)
  • Carpooled185 (5.7%)
  • Walked59 (1.8%)
  • Other21 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.