Demographics of Cleburne County, Alabama

Cleburne County, Alabama had 15,970 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +908 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.

Cleburne County, in four figures

15,970
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +908 people.; 42.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,345 ±$6,656
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.

Cleburne County, Alabama's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cleburne 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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Cleburne County, Alabama's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cleburne 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	15,062	100.0	100.0
2021	15,161	100.7	100.2
2022	15,356	102.0	100.7
2023	15,645	103.9	101.6
2024	15,838	105.2	102.5
2025	15,970	106.0	103.1

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Population of Cleburne 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	15,062	+10	−10	0	+14
2021	15,161	+99	−77	0	+172
2022	15,356	+195	−65	+1	+250
2023	15,645	+289	−49	+11	+322
2024	15,838	+193	−88	+6	+273
2025	15,970	+132	−92	−5	+232

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±1.4: for men 41.2 ±1.7 and for women 44.1 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cleburne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	890 ±66	5.8% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,497 ±284	16.2% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,034 ±250	6.7% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,721 ±306	24.1% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,181 ±310	27.1% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,103 ±378	20.1% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,345 ±$6,656, and income per person $29,888 ±$2,204, 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 Cleburne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,334 ±289	22.3% ±4.8	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,413 ±293	23.6% ±4.8	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,057 ±245	17.7% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	743 ±206	12.4% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	799 ±199	13.4% ±3.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	473 ±204	7.9% ±3.4	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	78 to 244	1.3% to 4.1%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Cleburne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,089 ±450	13.7% ±2.9	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	747 ±238	22.1% ±6.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	730 ±177	9.5% ±2.3	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	612 ±207	14.5% ±4.7	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cleburne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cleburne County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	6,874 ±21	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±3.1	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.0% ±3.1	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.5% ±3.5	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.5% ±4.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,600 ±$13,424	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$49	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Cleburne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	325 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,225 ±77	92.2% ±0.5	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	562 ±115	3.6% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 47	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	116 to 356	0.8% to 2.3%	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 Cleburne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	7,730 ±774	50.1% ±5.0	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,467 ±816	48.4% ±5.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 213	0.2% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	44 to 166	0.3% to 1.1%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 69	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 118	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%.

Cleburne County among the counties of Alabama

52nd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Cleburne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Henry County	18,394	+7.1%
Marengo County	18,311	−5.0%
Pickens County	18,221	−3.9%
Macon County	18,132	−6.8%
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%
Cleburne County	15,970	+6.0%
Fayette County	15,872	−2.8%
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%

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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