Barbour County, Alabama

Interactive maps and statistics for Barbour County, Alabama: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alabama and the United States.

Barbour County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,643	5,086,768	334,922,499	1675th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,042	$63,999	$80,734	2932nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	39.3	38.9	1847th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.6%	28.4%	35.7%	3163rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$112,900	$209,900	$332,700	2803rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$688	$1,007	$1,413	2794th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.4%	15.6%	12.5%	432nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.8%	4.7%	5.2%	302nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.8	100.4	n/a	2063rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	4.0%	14.1%	1421st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2591st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.2%	70.2%	65.2%	2465th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	25.5	26.4	959th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	8.8%	15.1%	2237th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1098th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.7%	46.1%	46.9%	2983rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.2%	n/a	n/a	2995th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	46.3%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.0	52.8	61.4

Age in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.8	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	9,128	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.5%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.7%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.5%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	38.0%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,054	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.8%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.4%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.3%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	11,762	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.0%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.4%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.8%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$462	$788	n/a

Education in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	21.9%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.5%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.6%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.9%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Barbour County, Alabama

Statistic	Barbour County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.3%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.7%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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