Alexander City, Alabama demographics

Alexander City, AL demographics: median age 41.8; 20.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alexander City city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0101132. The survey estimates a population of 14,606 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alexander City is 41.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 6,197 households (±343). 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 41.8 ±3.1 39.3 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,606
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Under 18 3,501 ±489 24.0% ±3.4 pp 22.2% 22.0%
18–34 2,999 ±392 20.5% ±2.7 pp 22.4% 22.8%
35–64 4,828 ±494 33.1% ±3.4 pp 37.6% 38.0%
65 and older 3,278 ±411 22.4% ±2.8 pp 17.8% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,606
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Male 7,143 ±357 48.9% ±2.4 pp 48.6% 49.5%
Female 7,463 ±352 51.1% ±2.4 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: 14,606
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
White alone 8,378 ±492 57.4% ±3.4 pp 64.6% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 4,392 ±575 30.1% ±3.9 pp 25.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 81 ±86 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.9%
Asian alone 203 ±69 1.4% ±0.5 pp 1.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 366 ±189 · low precision 2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.3% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,186 ±528 8.1% ±3.6 pp 5.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,606
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,667 ±183 93.6% ±1.2 pp 94.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 939 ±178 6.4% ±1.2 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: 6,197
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Married-couple family 2,112 ±308 34.1% ±4.6 pp 46.1% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 564 ±196 9.1% ±3.1 pp 4.4% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 1,147 ±266 18.5% ±4.2 pp 14.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 2,023 ±378 32.6% ±5.8 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 351 ±171 5.7% ±2.7 pp 4.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,197
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Households with people under 18 2,090 ±283 33.7% ±4.2 pp 29.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 4,107 ±413 66.3% ±5.6 pp 71.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,197
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 2,023 ±378 32.6% ±5.8 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Two-person households 2,427 ±419 39.2% ±6.4 pp 34.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 899 ±290 14.5% ±4.6 pp 15.4% 15.3%
Four-person households 554 ±168 8.9% ±2.7 pp 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 174 ±98 · low precision 2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 40 ±36 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 80 ±82 · low precision 1.3% ±1.3 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: 14,606
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Native 14,089 ±175 96.5% ±1.2 pp 96.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 517 ±171 3.5% ±1.2 pp 4.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,609
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
English only 12,632 ±312 92.8% ±1.6 pp 94.0% 77.7%
Spanish 630 ±236 4.6% ±1.7 pp 3.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 22 ±28 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 98 ±99 · low precision 0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 30 ±49 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 2.0%
Korean 189 ±77 1.4% ±0.6 pp 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Arabic 8 ±21 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 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: 10,234
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Less than high school graduate 1,528 ±285 14.9% ±2.7 pp 11.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 3,440 ±461 33.6% ±4.3 pp 30.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 2,123 ±392 20.7% ±3.8 pp 20.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 1,079 ±288 10.5% ±2.8 pp 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,299 ±273 12.7% ±2.6 pp 17.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 765 ±227 7.5% ±2.2 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: 14,371
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Same house 12,462 ±492 86.7% ±3.3 pp 88.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 1,152 ±373 8.0% ±2.6 pp 6.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 627 ±307 4.4% ±2.1 pp 2.9% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 25 ±28 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 105 ±132 · low precision 0.7% ±0.9 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

9.2% of Alexander City residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 84.1% 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 Alexander City Alabama U.S. Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 9.2% ±2.3 pp 9.2% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 84.1% ±3.8 pp 87.5% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.1% ±1.7 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 Alexander City . 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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