Demographics of Geneva County, Alabama

Geneva County, Alabama had 27,554 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +856 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.

Geneva County, in four figures

27,554
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +856 people.; 43.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,771 ±$5,419
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.

Geneva County, Alabama's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Geneva 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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Geneva County, Alabama's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Geneva 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	26,698	100.0	100.0
2021	26,630	99.7	100.2
2022	26,782	100.3	100.7
2023	27,045	101.3	101.6
2024	27,331	102.4	102.5
2025	27,554	103.2	103.1

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Population of Geneva 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	26,698	+40	−25	0	+63
2021	26,630	−68	−259	+6	+166
2022	26,782	+152	−194	+30	+319
2023	27,045	+263	−120	+33	+347
2024	27,331	+286	−133	+129	+286
2025	27,554	+223	−140	+42	+324

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.5: for men 43.0 ±1.7 and for women 44.6 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Geneva County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,395 ±134	5.2% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,510 ±280	16.8% ±1.0	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,918 ±207	7.1% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,110 ±355	22.7% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,502 ±418	27.9% ±1.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,452 ±436	20.3% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,771 ±$5,419, and income per person $27,592 ±$1,632, 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 Geneva County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,269 ±345	21.3% ±3.2	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,765 ±414	26.0% ±3.8	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,049 ±371	19.2% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,475 ±246	13.9% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,246 ±233	11.7% ±2.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	474 ±165	4.5% ±1.5	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	369 ±124	3.5% ±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 Geneva County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	5,104 ±827	19.2% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,478 ±300	25.2% ±4.7	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,701 ±530	20.0% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	925 ±282	12.8% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Geneva County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Geneva County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	12,584 ±52	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±2.8	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±2.3	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±2.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,700 ±$12,061	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$784 ±$71	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Geneva County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,437 ±0	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,643 ±332	80.5% ±1.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,265 ±228	8.4% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 396	0% to 1.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 73	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 661	0.1% to 2.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	986 ±198	3.7% ±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 Geneva County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	17,971 ±616	66.8% ±2.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,138 ±625	30.3% ±2.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	174 ±73	0.6% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	604 ±186	2.2% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	123 to 515	0.5% to 1.9%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	285 ±103	1.1% ±0.4	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%.

Geneva County among the counties of Alabama

39th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Geneva County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%
Winston County	23,829	+1.4%
Randolph County	23,163	+4.8%
Bibb County	22,262	+0.4%

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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