Demographics of Cullman County, Alabama

Cullman County, Alabama had 94,009 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,881 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.

Cullman County, in four figures

94,009
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.7%
Change since July 2020: +5,881 people.; 40.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,656 ±$3,563
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.

Cullman County, Alabama's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cullman 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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Cullman County, Alabama's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cullman 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	88,128	100.0	100.0
2021	89,579	101.6	100.2
2022	90,600	102.8	100.7
2023	91,916	104.3	101.6
2024	92,771	105.3	102.5
2025	94,009	106.7	103.1

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Population of Cullman 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	88,128	+280	−3	0	+290
2021	89,579	+1,451	−349	−6	+1,860
2022	90,600	+1,021	−322	+38	+1,272
2023	91,916	+1,316	−169	+53	+1,414
2024	92,771	+855	−149	+165	+831
2025	94,009	+1,238	−125	+48	+1,322

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.4: for men 39.2 ±0.8 and for women 42.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cullman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	5,268 ±182	5.8% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,045 ±633	16.6% ±0.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,010 ±548	7.7% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,301 ±729	24.6% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,708 ±751	26.2% ±0.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,234 ±815	19.0% ±0.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,656 ±$3,563, and income per person $33,019 ±$1,186, 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 Cullman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	6,613 ±639	18.7% ±1.8	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,097 ±749	22.9% ±2.1	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,584 ±538	15.8% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,902 ±507	13.9% ±1.4	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,388 ±552	15.2% ±1.5	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,616 ±435	7.4% ±1.2	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,147 ±431	6.1% ±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 Cullman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	13,725 ±1,570	15.3% ±1.8	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,296 ±631	21.2% ±2.9	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,755 ±928	14.5% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,674 ±497	11.8% ±2.1	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cullman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cullman County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	39,871 ±53	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±1.1	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±1.1	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.6% ±1.7	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.4% ±1.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,100 ±$9,727	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$908 ±$52	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	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 Cullman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,563 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	81,036 ±635	89.5% ±0.7	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	880 ±161	1.0% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	498 ±175	0.5% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	107 to 349	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 172	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,258 ±629	3.6% ±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 Cullman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	68,639 ±1,418	75.8% ±1.6	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,580 ±1,386	21.6% ±1.5	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	303 ±141	0.3% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,044 ±271	2.3% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	678 ±158	0.7% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,366 ±309	1.5% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cullman County among the counties of Alabama

17th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Cullman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Houston County	110,318	+2.8%
Etowah County	103,886	+0.4%
Marshall County	103,537	+6.0%
St. Clair County	98,206	+7.1%
Lauderdale County	97,135	+3.3%
Cullman County	94,009	+6.7%
Elmore County	91,577	+4.2%
Talladega County	81,603	+0.3%
DeKalb County	74,085	+3.4%
Walker County	65,140	> −0.1%
Autauga County	61,920	+5.1%

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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