Marengo County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,851	5,086,768	334,922,499	1941st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,825	$63,999	$80,734	2994th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	39.3	38.9	1673rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.5%	28.4%	35.7%	2082nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$107,400	$209,900	$332,700	2886th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$716	$1,007	$1,413	2659th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.9%	15.6%	12.5%	386th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	1835th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.3	100.4	n/a	2347th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2236th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.7	n/a	n/a	2897th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.2%	70.2%	65.2%	2266th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	25.5	26.4	1098th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	8.8%	15.1%	2757th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1417th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.4%	46.1%	46.9%	3043rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2514th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	50.8%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	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	54.5	52.8	61.4

Age in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	41.4	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	7,898	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.2%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	42.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	33.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,868	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.3%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.9%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.7%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.6%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	9,867	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.5%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.0%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.8%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$409	$788	n/a

Education in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	14.2%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.0%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.9%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.0%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.9%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Marengo County, Alabama

Statistic	Marengo County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.3%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	4.5%	16.7%

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