Wilcox County, Alabama

Interactive maps and statistics for Wilcox County, Alabama: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alabama and the United States.

Wilcox County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (161st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,172	5,086,768	334,922,499	2469th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,640	$63,999	$80,734	3062nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	39.3	38.9	1391st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	28.4%	35.7%	3031st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,800	$209,900	$332,700	3003rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$745	$1,007	$1,413	2499th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.2%	15.6%	12.5%	161st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.8%	4.7%	5.2%	75th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.5	100.4	n/a	2591st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.0%	14.1%	3078th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.9	n/a	n/a	2992nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.4%	70.2%	65.2%	1060th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	25.5	26.4	766th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.1%	8.8%	15.1%	2639th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1303rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.1%	46.1%	46.9%	3142nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.1%	n/a	n/a	2871st 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 Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.5%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	43.4	52.8	61.4

Age in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	42.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.7%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	3,860	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.0%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.2%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	44.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,078	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.8%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.2%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.8%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	37.0%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	5,334	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.0%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$319	$788	n/a

Education in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	18.6%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.7%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.3%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Wilcox County, Alabama

Statistic	Wilcox County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.1%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.2%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	4.5%	16.7%

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