Demographics of Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County, Alabama had 59,474 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,168 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.

Colbert County, in four figures

59,474
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,168 people.; 42.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,628 ±$3,733
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.

Colbert County, Alabama's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Colbert 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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Colbert County, Alabama's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Colbert 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	57,306	100.0	100.0
2021	57,651	100.6	100.2
2022	58,048	101.3	100.7
2023	58,459	102.0	101.6
2024	59,073	103.1	102.5
2025	59,474	103.8	103.1

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Population of Colbert 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	57,306	+75	−7	+2	+68
2021	57,651	+345	−209	+10	+523
2022	58,048	+397	−252	+61	+581
2023	58,459	+411	−143	+60	+497
2024	59,073	+614	−141	+227	+536
2025	59,474	+401	−134	+124	+414

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.7: for men 40.1 ±1.0 and for women 44.5 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Colbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	3,110 ±150	5.4% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,258 ±597	16.0% ±1.0	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,477 ±556	7.7% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,035 ±714	24.2% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,289 ±642	26.4% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,853 ±717	20.4% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,628 ±$3,733, and income per person $33,817 ±$1,691, 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 Colbert County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	5,163 ±632	21.2% ±2.6	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,963 ±597	20.4% ±2.4	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,379 ±558	18.0% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,341 ±445	13.7% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,689 ±506	15.2% ±2.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,660 ±319	6.8% ±1.3	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,106 ±277	4.6% ±1.1	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 Colbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	9,969 ±1,104	17.4% ±1.9	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,495 ±505	28.9% ±3.7	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,572 ±656	15.4% ±2.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,902 ±303	12.1% ±1.9	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Colbert County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	28,040 ±44	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±1.5	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±1.5	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±2.2	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±2.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,000 ±$6,321	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$887 ±$58	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Colbert County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,049 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,720 ±94	77.1% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,991 ±321	15.5% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	280 ±127	0.5% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 159	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 217	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,775 ±357	3.1% ±0.6	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 Colbert County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	42,761 ±1,050	73.7% ±1.8	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,114 ±1,140	24.3% ±2.0	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	81 to 295	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	959 ±279	1.7% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	444 ±175	0.8% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	182 to 848	0.3% to 1.5%	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%.

Colbert County among the counties of Alabama

24th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Colbert County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Talladega County	81,603	+0.3%
DeKalb County	74,085	+3.4%
Walker County	65,140	> −0.1%
Autauga County	61,920	+5.1%
Blount County	60,156	+1.8%
Colbert County	59,474	+3.8%
Russell County	58,898	−0.6%
Coffee County	56,953	+6.3%
Jackson County	54,281	+3.3%
Dale County	49,912	+1.3%
Chilton County	47,708	+5.9%

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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