Walker County, Alabama

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Walker County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	64,841	5,086,768	334,922,499	850th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,509	$63,999	$80,734	2372nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9	1909th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	28.4%	35.7%	2559th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$135,900	$209,900	$332,700	2442nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$756	$1,007	$1,413	2440th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.5%	15.6%	12.5%	698th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1270th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	82.0	100.4	n/a	1121st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.0%	14.1%	2310th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.4	n/a	n/a	3009th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	70.2%	65.2%	1330th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	25.5	26.4	379th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	8.8%	15.1%	3053rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1161st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	46.1%	46.9%	1866th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.3%	n/a	n/a	2136th 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 Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	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)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.0	52.8	61.4

Age in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	25,388	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.9%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,460	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.9%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.5%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.1%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.3%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	30,366	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.6%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$356	$788	n/a

Education in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	15.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.0%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.1%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Walker County, Alabama

Statistic	Walker County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.0%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	4.5%	16.7%

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