Dallas County, Alabama

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Dallas County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,858	5,086,768	334,922,499	1290th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,627	$63,999	$80,734	3117th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	39.3	38.9	1729th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	28.4%	35.7%	2420th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$94,600	$209,900	$332,700	3057th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$733	$1,007	$1,413	2568th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	31.0%	15.6%	12.5%	128th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.0%	4.7%	5.2%	89th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.7	100.4	n/a	1800th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	4.0%	14.1%	2049th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2978th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	70.2%	65.2%	2810th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	25.5	26.4	1097th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	8.8%	15.1%	2379th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1503rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.6%	46.1%	46.9%	3164th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.9%	n/a	n/a	2632nd 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 Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.0%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	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)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.1	52.8	61.4

Age in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	41.2	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	15,947	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.6%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.0%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	35.5%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,582	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	39.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.6%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	31.0%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	54.1%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	36.2%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	18,936	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.3%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.8%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	39.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$392	$788	n/a

Education in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.3%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.9%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dallas County, Alabama

Statistic	Dallas County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.7%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	4.5%	16.7%

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