Demographics of Pickens County, Alabama

Pickens County, Alabama had 18,221 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −735 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.

Pickens County, in four figures

18,221
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −735 people.; 42.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,274 ±$2,486
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.

Pickens County, Alabama's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pickens 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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Pickens County, Alabama's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pickens 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	18,956	100.0	100.0
2021	18,607	98.2	100.2
2022	18,716	98.7	100.7
2023	18,678	98.5	101.6
2024	18,469	97.4	102.5
2025	18,221	96.1	103.1

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Population of Pickens 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	18,956	−171	−45	0	−106
2021	18,607	−349	−170	+3	−182
2022	18,716	+109	−110	+16	+190
2023	18,678	−38	−79	+7	+39
2024	18,469	−209	−85	+44	−168
2025	18,221	−248	−85	+7	−169

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.4: for men 39.7 ±1.6 and for women 44.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pickens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	932 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,652 ±224	14.2% ±1.2	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,621 ±289	8.7% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,969 ±346	26.5% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,824 ±279	25.8% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,723 ±287	19.9% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,274 ±$2,486, and income per person $27,934 ±$1,993, 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 Pickens County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,864 ±258	27.6% ±3.6	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,756 ±299	26.0% ±4.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	917 ±177	13.6% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	690 ±185	10.2% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	768 ±163	11.4% ±2.4	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	585 ±172	8.6% ±2.5	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	184 ±68	2.7% ±1.0	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 Pickens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,419 ±545	20.0% ±3.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	994 ±196	27.9% ±4.9	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,568 ±339	18.5% ±3.8	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	857 ±174	16.9% ±3.3	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pickens County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pickens County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	8,729 ±56	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.5% ±3.3	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.5% ±3.3	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±2.6	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±3.2	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,900 ±$17,051	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$648 ±$87	$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 Pickens County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	666 ±101	3.6% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,888 ±39	52.8% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,649 ±215	40.9% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.6%	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 92	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	409 ±160	2.2% ±0.9	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 Pickens County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	12,923 ±433	69.0% ±2.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,167 ±435	27.6% ±2.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 141	0.1% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	548 ±131	2.9% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 121	0.1% to 0.6%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	481 ±125	2.6% ±0.7	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%.

Pickens County among the counties of Alabama

49th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Pickens County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bibb County	22,262	+0.4%
Clarke County	22,014	−4.2%
Monroe County	18,965	−3.8%
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%

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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