Demographics of Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama had 24,607 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −351 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barbour County, in four figures

24,607
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −351 people.; 40.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,042 ±$5,089
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Barbour County, Alabama's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barbour County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Barbour County, Alabama's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barbour County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,958	100.0	100.0
2021	24,510	98.2	100.2
2022	24,744	99.1	100.7
2023	24,681	98.9	101.6
2024	24,520	98.2	102.5
2025	24,607	98.6	103.1

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Population of Barbour County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,958	−267	−34	0	−190
2021	24,510	−448	−124	0	−317
2022	24,744	+234	−84	+46	+254
2023	24,681	−63	−45	+32	−42
2024	24,520	−161	−49	+124	−236
2025	24,607	+87	−52	+66	+73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.6: for men 39.9 ±0.7 and for women 43.6 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barbour County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,329 ±118	5.4% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,783 ±336	15.4% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,916 ±339	7.8% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,488 ±337	26.3% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,172 ±313	25.0% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,955 ±308	20.1% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,042 ±$5,089, and income per person $26,054 ±$2,081, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Barbour County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,721 ±345	29.8% ±3.6	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,105 ±299	23.1% ±3.2	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,443 ±261	15.8% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	953 ±200	10.4% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,224 ±234	13.4% ±2.5	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	384 ±108	4.2% ±1.2	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	298 ±110	3.3% ±1.2	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Barbour County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	4,615 ±693	21.4% ±3.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,620 ±298	31.9% ±5.0	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,078 ±404	19.8% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	917 ±177	15.3% ±2.8	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barbour County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barbour County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	11,762 ±56	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.6% ±2.6	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.4% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.2% ±2.8	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.8% ±3.2	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,900 ±$12,192	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$688 ±$50	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Barbour County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,534 ±0	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,773 ±211	43.7% ±0.9	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,417 ±183	46.3% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	145 ±16	0.6% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	74 to 552	0.3% to 2.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	435 ±166	1.8% ±0.7	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Barbour County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	16,574 ±664	67.3% ±2.7	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,057 ±672	28.6% ±2.7	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	208 ±94	0.8% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	804 ±140	3.3% ±0.6	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	205 ±85	0.8% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	599 ±143	2.4% ±0.6	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Barbour County among the counties of Alabama

41st of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Barbour County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%
Winston County	23,829	+1.4%
Randolph County	23,163	+4.8%
Bibb County	22,262	+0.4%
Clarke County	22,014	−4.2%
Monroe County	18,965	−3.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026