Foley, Alabama demographics

Foley, AL demographics: median age 52.7; 24.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Foley city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0126992. The survey estimates a population of 24,026 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Foley is 52.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 11,293 households (±705). 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	52.7 ±3.9	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	3,739 ±762	15.6% ±3.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	4,190 ±764	17.4% ±3.2 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	8,344 ±1,012	34.7% ±4.2 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	7,753 ±866	32.3% ±3.6 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	11,558 ±651	48.1% ±2.7 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	12,468 ±649	51.9% ±2.7 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: 24,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	18,729 ±1,354	78.0% ±5.6 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,506 ±751	6.3% ±3.1 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	155 ±242 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	688 ±422 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,279 ±797 · low precision	5.3% ±3.3 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,669 ±584	6.9% ±2.4 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,783 ±504	90.7% ±2.1 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,243 ±511	9.3% ±2.1 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: 11,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,116 ±500	54.2% ±2.9 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	196 ±137 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	727 ±259	6.4% ±2.3 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,880 ±740	34.4% ±6.2 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	374 ±213 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,774 ±371	15.7% ±3.1 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,519 ±967	84.3% ±6.8 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,880 ±740	34.4% ±6.2 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,072 ±681	44.9% ±5.3 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,117 ±294	9.9% ±2.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	705 ±257	6.2% ±2.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	363 ±220 · low precision	3.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	116 ±90 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	40 ±64 · low precision	0.4% ±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: 24,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	22,436 ±501	93.4% ±2.1 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,590 ±503	6.6% ±2.1 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	20,649 ±1,068	88.3% ±4.5 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,483 ±493	6.3% ±2.1 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	30 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	17 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	691 ±659 · low precision	3.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	364 ±388 · low precision	1.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	130 ±187 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18 ±28 · 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: 18,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,013 ±614	10.9% ±3.3 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,571 ±976	35.6% ±4.9 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,732 ±654	20.2% ±3.4 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,611 ±369	8.7% ±1.9 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,221 ±666	17.4% ±3.5 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,333 ±372	7.2% ±2.0 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: 23,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	20,496 ±877	85.9% ±3.6 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,432 ±551	6.0% ±2.3 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	766 ±394 · low precision	3.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,136 ±479	4.8% ±2.0 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	30 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±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

13.1% of Foley residents (±3.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 91.0% 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	Foley	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.1% ±3.5 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.0% ±2.1 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.8% ±2.3 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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