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Marengo County, AL

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

AI Overview

Marengo County is a small, rural Alabama county of roughly 19,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 49.7% and a 2.4% unemployment rate, indicating a structurally limited workforce rather than acute joblessness. Only 20.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $36,843, and the poverty rate is 22.6%, reflecting a low-cost but constrained labor pool. Housing is notably affordable—median home values of $103,400 and median gross rent of $722/month—though the county has shed population at a rate of -2.6% over five years.

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

Population

19,027

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,825

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone9,592 (50.9%)
  • White Alone8,386 (44.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races404 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race192 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone174 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone54 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish219
  2. 2.Other Indo-European55
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic38
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island21
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,338

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,957

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,840
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,714
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)748
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities645
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)434

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,277
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,053
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,335
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,119
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations649

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.99×)353
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)1,555
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)484
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)1,972
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)394

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$722/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999526 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999492 (8.9%)
  • Less Than $10,000444 (8.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999438 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999432 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999395 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,843

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,007 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled597 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home330 (4.6%)
  • Other180 (2.5%)
  • Public Transit71 (1.0%)
  • Walked48 (0.7%)

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.