Demographics of Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County, Alabama had 11,904 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −719 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.

Choctaw County, in four figures

11,904
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.7%
Change since July 2020: −719 people.; 47.4 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,813 ±$8,438
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.

Choctaw County, Alabama's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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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Choctaw County, Alabama's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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	12,623	100.0	100.0
2021	12,543	99.4	100.2
2022	12,419	98.4	100.7
2023	12,264	97.2	101.6
2024	12,090	95.8	102.5
2025	11,904	94.3	103.1

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Population of Choctaw 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	12,623	−44	−20	0	−23
2021	12,543	−80	−75	+1	−16
2022	12,419	−124	−82	+2	−37
2023	12,264	−155	−69	+5	−88
2024	12,090	−174	−76	−2	−95
2025	11,904	−186	−105	−3	−78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.4 ±0.6: for men 44.9 ±1.0 and for women 49.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	661 ±99	5.3% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,782 ±197	14.4% ±1.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	934 ±204	7.5% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,502 ±248	20.2% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,485 ±235	28.2% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,016 ±267	24.4% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,813 ±$8,438, and income per person $28,953 ±$1,764, 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 Choctaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,434 ±225	27.3% ±4.1	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,225 ±227	23.3% ±4.2	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	830 ±185	15.8% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	615 ±148	11.7% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	776 ±159	14.8% ±2.9	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	260 ±96	4.9% ±1.8	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	115 ±54	2.2% ±1.0	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 Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,020 ±355	16.5% ±2.9	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	568 ±189	23.3% ±7.3	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	881 ±196	15.0% ±3.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	571 ±144	14.5% ±3.5	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Choctaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Choctaw County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	7,200 ±20	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.0% ±3.7	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.0% ±3.7	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±0.8	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.6% ±3.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,400 ±$19,120	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$543 ±$120	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Choctaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	144 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,007 ±21	56.6% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,645 ±235	37.5% ±1.9	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	553 ±244	4.5% ±2.0	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 Choctaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	6,023 ±299	48.7% ±2.4	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,192 ±321	50.0% ±2.6	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 174	0.3% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15 to 105	0.1% to 0.8%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8 to 94	0.1% to 0.8%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Choctaw County among the counties of Alabama

59th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Choctaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%
Crenshaw County	13,175	< +0.1%
Choctaw County	11,904	−5.7%
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%
Conecuh County	10,899	−5.7%
Coosa County	10,161	−1.7%
Bullock County	9,780	−4.5%
Wilcox County	9,666	−8.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 59 Counties by population in Alabama
No. 61 Counties by population growth in Alabama

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026