Elmore County, AL
Demographic and economic profile of Elmore County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Elmore County is a largely residential county of 91,042 people situated within commuting range of larger employment centers, reflected in a 27.9-minute mean commute and a labor force participation rate of 58.3%. The available workforce skews toward high school-educated workers, with 89.6% holding at least a diploma but only 24.4% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings stand at $43,683 against a low unemployment rate of 3.9%. The county has grown 9.2% over five years, with a median household income of $78,243, a 77.0% homeownership rate, and a median home value of $213,600 pointing to a stable, owner-occupied residential base with a relatively low poverty rate of 10.3%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+9.2% since 2018
Elmore County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone65,175 (72.8%)
- Black or African American Alone18,939 (21.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,575 (2.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,330 (1.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone879 (1.0%)
- Asian Alone450 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,502
- 2.German or other West Germanic178
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island119
- 4.Other Indo-European101
- 5.Korean51
Economy
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,008
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,788
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,523
- 4.Public Administration (Group)4,269
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,989
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,032
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,786
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,683
- 4.Service Occupations5,657
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,688
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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.