Lowndes County, Alabama

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Lowndes 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	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,833	5,086,768	334,922,499	2493rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,052	$63,999	$80,734	3104th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	39.3	38.9	1287th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.4%	28.4%	35.7%	2893rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$86,300	$209,900	$332,700	3124th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$710	$1,007	$1,413	2695th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.9%	15.6%	12.5%	139th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	4.7%	5.2%	464th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.7	100.4	n/a	2514th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2979th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.4	n/a	n/a	3008th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	70.2%	65.2%	1037th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.4	25.5	26.4	353rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	8.8%	15.1%	2781st of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1488th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.3%	46.1%	46.9%	3081st of 3,222
Broadband Access	61.5%	n/a	n/a	3088th 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 Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	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	39.4	52.8	61.4

Age in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	42.7	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	4,284	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.4%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.8%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.1%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	40.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,394	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.1%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.9%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	54.7%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.9%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	4,847	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.6%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$337	$788	n/a

Education in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	17.4%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.4%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.6%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.0%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lowndes County, Alabama

Statistic	Lowndes County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	91.8%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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