Cullman, Alabama demographics

Cullman, AL demographics: median age 40.8; 32.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cullman city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0118976. The survey estimates a population of 19,319 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cullman is 40.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 8,038 households (±471). 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 40.8 ±2.9 39.3 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,319
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Under 18 4,396 ±558 22.8% ±2.9 pp 22.2% 22.0%
18–34 3,835 ±558 19.9% ±2.9 pp 22.4% 22.8%
35–64 7,503 ±777 38.8% ±4.0 pp 37.6% 38.0%
65 and older 3,585 ±498 18.6% ±2.6 pp 17.8% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,319
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Male 9,227 ±500 47.8% ±2.6 pp 48.6% 49.5%
Female 10,092 ±502 52.2% ±2.6 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: 19,319
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
White alone 17,310 ±583 89.6% ±3.0 pp 64.6% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 114 ±50 0.6% ±0.3 pp 25.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 14 ±25 · low precision 0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.9%
Asian alone 57 ±65 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision 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 239 ±197 · low precision 1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision 2.3% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,585 ±488 8.2% ±2.5 pp 5.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,319
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 18,673 ±311 96.7% ±1.6 pp 94.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 646 ±314 3.3% ±1.6 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: 8,038
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Married-couple family 3,653 ±365 45.4% ±3.7 pp 46.1% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 354 ±173 4.4% ±2.1 pp 4.4% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 993 ±341 12.4% ±4.2 pp 14.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 2,759 ±536 34.3% ±6.4 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 279 ±129 3.5% ±1.6 pp 4.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,038
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Households with people under 18 2,862 ±292 35.6% ±3.0 pp 29.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 5,176 ±572 64.4% ±6.0 pp 71.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,038
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 2,759 ±536 34.3% ±6.4 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Two-person households 2,626 ±440 32.7% ±5.1 pp 34.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 1,176 ±357 14.6% ±4.4 pp 15.4% 15.3%
Four-person households 874 ±248 10.9% ±3.0 pp 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 398 ±237 · low precision 5.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 23 ±50 · low precision 0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 182 ±157 · low precision 2.3% ±2.0 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: 19,319
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Native 18,884 ±207 97.7% ±1.1 pp 96.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 435 ±204 2.3% ±1.1 pp 4.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,460
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
English only 17,917 ±349 97.1% ±1.3 pp 94.0% 77.7%
Spanish 445 ±232 · low precision 2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision 3.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 52 ±49 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 9 ±16 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.4% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 37 ±37 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±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: 13,270
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Less than high school graduate 1,299 ±318 9.8% ±2.4 pp 11.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 3,714 ±484 28.0% ±3.5 pp 30.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 2,286 ±443 17.2% ±3.3 pp 20.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 1,674 ±488 12.6% ±3.6 pp 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 2,757 ±451 20.8% ±3.3 pp 17.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,540 ±343 11.6% ±2.5 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: 18,963
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Same house 14,677 ±1,315 77.4% ±6.9 pp 88.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 2,156 ±831 11.4% ±4.4 pp 6.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 784 ±336 4.1% ±1.8 pp 2.9% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 1,280 ±1,202 · low precision 6.7% ±6.3 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 66 ±70 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 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

7.4% of Cullman residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 87.0% 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 Cullman Alabama U.S. Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 7.4% ±2.0 pp 9.2% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 87.0% ±2.7 pp 87.5% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 7.2% ±1.8 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 Cullman . 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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