Choctaw County, Alabama

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

Choctaw County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,380	5,086,768	334,922,499	2332nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,813	$63,999	$80,734	2880th of 3,221
Median Age	47.4	39.3	38.9	409th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	28.4%	35.7%	2692nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$123,400	$209,900	$332,700	2602nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$543	$1,007	$1,413	3124th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	15.6%	12.5%	999th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.7%	5.2%	1201st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.6	100.4	n/a	2516th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.0%	14.1%	3029th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2201st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.4%	70.2%	65.2%	301st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.6	25.5	26.4	196th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.3%	8.8%	15.1%	3145th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1086th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.2%	46.1%	46.9%	1998th of 3,222
Broadband Access	69.3%	n/a	n/a	2971st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	37.5%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.7	52.8	61.4

Age in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	47.4	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	19.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.5%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	5,255	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.7%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,953	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.3%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.8%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.7%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	7,200	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.1%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.0%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$207	$788	n/a

Education in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.4%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.9%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.2%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Choctaw County, Alabama

Statistic	Choctaw County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.7%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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