Douglas, Alabama demographics

Douglas, AL demographics: median age 28.1; 15.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

Douglas has 796 residents. Below 1,000, most survey estimates on this page have wide margins of error, so this detail page is kept for reference but not offered to search engines. The main Douglas profile summarizes the measures that can be compared reliably.

ACS 2020–2024 · Douglas town, Alabama · Incorporated town · GEOID 0121328. The survey estimates a population of 1,113 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Douglas is 28.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.5 years. There are 344 households (±89). 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 28.1 ±6.5 39.3 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,113
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Under 18 410 ±116 36.8% ±14.9 pp 22.2% 22.0%
18–34 217 ±72 19.5% ±3.1 pp 22.4% 22.8%
35–64 381 ±93 34.2% ±13.0 pp 37.6% 38.0%
65 and older 105 ±46 9.4% ±3.1 pp 17.8% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,113
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Male 546 ±166 49.1% ±4.6 pp 48.6% 49.5%
Female 567 ±184 50.9% ±7.5 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: 1,113
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
White alone 822 ±265 73.9% ±10.5 pp 64.6% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision 25.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 18 ±29 · low precision 1.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision 1.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 141 ±137 · low precision 12.7% ±11.8 pp · low precision 2.3% 7.1%
Two or more races 132 ±117 · low precision 11.9% ±9.9 pp · low precision 5.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,113
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 824 ±261 74.0% ±9.5 pp 94.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 289 ±175 · low precision 26.0% ±13.8 pp · low precision 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: 344
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Married-couple family 171 ±61 49.7% ±12.2 pp 46.1% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 33 ±34 · low precision 9.6% ±9.6 pp · low precision 4.4% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 51 ±28 · low precision 14.8% ±7.2 pp 14.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 84 ±49 · low precision 24.4% ±12.8 pp · low precision 30.8% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 5 ±5 · low precision 1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision 4.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 344
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Households with people under 18 163 ±54 47.4% ±9.8 pp 29.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 181 ±67 52.6% ±13.9 pp 71.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 344
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 84 ±49 · low precision 24.4% ±12.8 pp · low precision 30.8% 28.7%
Two-person households 82 ±31 23.8% ±6.7 pp 34.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 57 ±41 · low precision 16.6% ±11.2 pp · low precision 15.4% 15.3%
Four-person households 51 ±42 · low precision 14.8% ±11.6 pp · low precision 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 14 ±21 · low precision 4.1% ±6.1 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 26 ±26 · low precision 7.6% ±7.4 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 30 ±31 · low precision 8.7% ±8.7 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: 1,113
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Native 1,056 ±301 94.9% ±38.5 pp 96.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 57 ±43 · low precision 5.1% ±3.6 pp · low precision 4.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 999
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
English only 858 ±262 85.9% ±4.3 pp 94.0% 77.7%
Spanish 141 ±102 · low precision 14.1% ±9.3 pp · low precision 3.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 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: 594
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Less than high school graduate 126 ±60 21.2% ±8.7 pp 11.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 233 ±93 39.2% ±12.1 pp 30.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 82 ±37 13.8% ±5.2 pp 20.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 59 ±46 · low precision 9.9% ±7.3 pp · low precision 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 68 ±38 · low precision 11.4% ±5.7 pp 17.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 26 ±27 · low precision 4.4% ±4.5 pp · low precision 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: 1,092
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Same house 873 ±264 79.9% ±7.0 pp 88.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 205 ±215 · low precision 18.8% ±18.9 pp · low precision 6.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 14 ±17 · low precision 1.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision 2.9% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±1.2 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

14.5% of Douglas residents (±7.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 88.4% 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 Douglas Alabama U.S. Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 14.5% ±7.0 pp 9.2% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 88.4% ±10.1 pp 87.5% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 4.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision 7.7% 6.2% Lower

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 Douglas . 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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