Arab, Alabama demographics

Arab, AL demographics: median age 35.9; 25.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Arab city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0102116. The survey estimates a population of 8,679 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Arab is 35.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 3,344 households (±141). 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	35.9 ±1.8	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	2,346 ±215	27.0% ±2.4 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,869 ±152	21.5% ±1.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	3,117 ±214	35.9% ±2.4 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	1,347 ±103	15.5% ±1.2 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	4,236 ±171	48.8% ±1.8 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	4,443 ±162	51.2% ±1.7 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: 8,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	7,882 ±209	90.8% ±2.0 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	78 ±51 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	25 ±25 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	150 ±68	1.7% ±0.8 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	157 ±115 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	385 ±154	4.4% ±1.8 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,098 ±272	93.3% ±2.8 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	581 ±250	6.7% ±2.9 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: 3,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,669 ±106	49.9% ±2.4 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	142 ±37	4.2% ±1.1 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	394 ±59	11.8% ±1.7 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,006 ±101	30.1% ±2.7 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	133 ±39	4.0% ±1.2 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,117 ±89	33.4% ±2.3 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,227 ±166	66.6% ±4.1 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,006 ±101	30.1% ±2.7 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,138 ±119	34.0% ±3.3 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	455 ±58	13.6% ±1.6 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	432 ±60	12.9% ±1.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	168 ±39	5.0% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	83 ±54 · low precision	2.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	62 ±41 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 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: 8,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	8,476 ±155	97.7% ±1.1 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	203 ±102 · low precision	2.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,952
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	7,665 ±228	96.4% ±1.7 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	219 ±155 · low precision	2.8% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6 ±7 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	16 ±15 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	22 ±22 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	11 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · 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: 5,644
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	528 ±93	9.4% ±1.6 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,640 ±157	29.1% ±2.6 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,360 ±119	24.1% ±1.9 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	655 ±91	11.6% ±1.6 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	961 ±96	17.0% ±1.6 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	500 ±105	8.9% ±1.8 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: 8,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	7,261 ±276	85.7% ±2.9 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	542 ±109	6.4% ±1.3 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	503 ±156	5.9% ±1.8 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	164 ±73	1.9% ±0.9 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	5 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 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

9.6% of Arab residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% 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	Arab	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.6% ±1.6 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±1.4 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.7% ±1.0 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 Arab . 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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