Alabaster, Alabama demographics

Alabaster, AL demographics: median age 39.6; 41.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alabaster city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0100820. The survey estimates a population of 33,917 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alabaster is 39.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 12,087 households (±491). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.6 ±1.9	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 33,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	8,396 ±691	24.8% ±2.0 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	7,005 ±671	20.7% ±2.0 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	13,640 ±868	40.2% ±2.6 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	4,876 ±455	14.4% ±1.3 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 33,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	16,493 ±508	48.6% ±1.5 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	17,424 ±513	51.4% ±1.5 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 33,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	24,063 ±1,036	70.9% ±3.1 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,513 ±862	16.3% ±2.5 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	182 ±124 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	376 ±194 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,018 ±567	5.9% ±1.7 pp	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,765 ±455	5.2% ±1.3 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 33,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,727 ±812	87.6% ±2.4 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,190 ±806	12.4% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,373 ±366	61.0% ±1.7 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	368 ±147	3.0% ±1.2 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,420 ±220	11.7% ±1.8 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,671 ±512	22.1% ±4.1 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	255 ±94	2.1% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,340 ±333	35.9% ±2.3 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,747 ±559	64.1% ±3.8 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,671 ±512	22.1% ±4.1 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,840 ±411	31.8% ±3.1 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,674 ±344	22.1% ±2.7 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,772 ±272	14.7% ±2.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	763 ±156	6.3% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	242 ±98	2.0% ±0.8 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	125 ±75 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 33,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	31,577 ±622	93.1% ±1.8 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,340 ±609	6.9% ±1.8 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	28,714 ±836	89.6% ±2.4 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	2,792 ±730	8.7% ±2.3 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	124 ±104 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	49 ±55 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	156 ±134 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	78 ±113 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	56 ±67 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	38 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 22,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,462 ±320	6.5% ±1.4 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,679 ±703	25.2% ±3.1 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,147 ±424	18.4% ±1.8 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,969 ±449	8.8% ±2.0 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,389 ±616	28.4% ±2.7 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,856 ±385	12.7% ±1.7 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 33,655
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	30,502 ±817	90.6% ±2.4 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,530 ±524	4.5% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,300 ±554	3.9% ±1.6 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	246 ±145 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	77 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.1% of Alabaster residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 94.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alabaster	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.1% ±1.7 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.9% ±1.1 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±1.3 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Alabaster . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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