Houston County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	108,140	5,086,768	334,922,499	580th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,626	$63,999	$80,734	2214th of 3,221
Median Age	40.3	39.3	38.9	2014th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.0%	28.4%	35.7%	1497th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$183,300	$209,900	$332,700	1594th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$945	$1,007	$1,413	1194th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.5%	15.6%	12.5%	834th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	4.7%	5.2%	1540th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	186.5	100.4	n/a	660th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	4.0%	14.1%	1498th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.1	n/a	n/a	2110th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	70.2%	65.2%	2811th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	25.5	26.4	2109th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	8.8%	15.1%	2756th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1157th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	46.1%	46.9%	2488th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1759th 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 Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	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)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.2	52.8	61.4

Age in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	43,302	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.5%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	30.0%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,005	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.5%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.9%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.1%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	50,158	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.9%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.0%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$562	$788	n/a

Education in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.6%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.9%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.0%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Houston County, Alabama

Statistic	Houston County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.2%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	4.5%	16.7%

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