Demographics of Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County, Alabama had 13,175 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1 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.

Crenshaw County, in four figures

13,175
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +1 people.; 42.2 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,560 ±$5,509
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.

Crenshaw County, Alabama's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crenshaw 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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Crenshaw County, Alabama's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crenshaw 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	13,174	100.0	100.0
2021	13,060	99.1	100.2
2022	13,086	99.3	100.7
2023	13,156	99.9	101.6
2024	13,139	99.7	102.5
2025	13,175	100.0	103.1

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Population of Crenshaw 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	13,174	−30	−19	+1	−12
2021	13,060	−114	−94	+6	−34
2022	13,086	+26	−71	+27	+76
2023	13,156	+70	−37	+15	+95
2024	13,139	−17	−26	+44	−33
2025	13,175	+36	−24	+34	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±1.1: for men 42.3 ±1.2 and for women 41.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crenshaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	743 ±77	5.7% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,244 ±205	17.1% ±1.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,018 ±184	7.8% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,075 ±262	23.4% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,393 ±219	25.9% ±1.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,649 ±231	20.2% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,560 ±$5,509, and income per person $31,043 ±$3,489, 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 Crenshaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,616 ±244	30.9% ±4.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,080 ±175	20.6% ±3.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	999 ±218	19.1% ±4.1	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	487 ±124	9.3% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	591 ±119	11.3% ±2.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	224 ±68	4.3% ±1.3	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	236 ±85	4.5% ±1.6	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 Crenshaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,305 ±343	17.9% ±2.7	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	598 ±168	20.4% ±5.4	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,138 ±215	17.9% ±3.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	569 ±117	15.9% ±3.1	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crenshaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crenshaw County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	6,583 ±29	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±2.9	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±2.9	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.2% ±2.9	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.8% ±3.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,000 ±$15,677	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$661 ±$80	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Crenshaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	288 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,161 ±29	69.8% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,093 ±137	23.6% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 87	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 107	0.2% to 0.8%	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 12	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	466 ±142	3.6% ±1.1	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 Crenshaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	11,341 ±292	86.4% ±2.2	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,511 ±275	11.5% ±2.1	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 62	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	240 ±90	1.8% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	50 to 190	0.4% to 1.4%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	33 to 207	0.3% to 1.6%	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%.

Crenshaw County among the counties of Alabama

58th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Crenshaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
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%

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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