Demographics of Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County, Alabama had 81,603 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +213 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.

Talladega County, in four figures

81,603
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +213 people.; 42.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,776 ±$2,457
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.

Talladega County, Alabama's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Talladega 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Talladega County, Alabama's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Talladega 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	81,390	100.0	100.0
2021	80,549	99.0	100.2
2022	80,664	99.1	100.7
2023	81,060	99.6	101.6
2024	81,481	100.1	102.5
2025	81,603	100.3	103.1

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Population of Talladega 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	81,390	−747	−43	0	−607
2021	80,549	−841	−446	+15	−455
2022	80,664	+115	−380	+33	+470
2023	81,060	+396	−274	+47	+623
2024	81,481	+421	−247	+126	+545
2025	81,603	+122	−255	+41	+335

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.4: for men 41.0 ±0.6 and for women 42.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Talladega County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	4,344 ±101	5.4% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,363 ±596	15.3% ±0.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,151 ±507	7.6% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,696 ±703	25.5% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,767 ±739	26.9% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,700 ±751	19.4% ±0.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,776 ±$2,457, and income per person $30,482 ±$1,564, 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 Talladega County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	8,310 ±776	24.7% ±2.3	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,528 ±652	19.4% ±1.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,303 ±692	18.7% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,710 ±547	14.0% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,568 ±609	13.6% ±1.8	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,756 ±357	5.2% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,469 ±335	4.4% ±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 Talladega County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	13,785 ±1,262	17.8% ±1.6	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,160 ±546	25.7% ±3.1	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,740 ±770	17.1% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,885 ±447	13.3% ±2.0	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Talladega County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Talladega County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	38,547 ±64	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±1.3	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±1.3	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±1.8	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±1.9	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,200 ±$10,547	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$785 ±$29	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Talladega County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,947 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,098 ±183	61.8% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,143 ±661	29.8% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	480 ±113	0.6% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 228	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 234	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,087 ±632	5.0% ±0.8	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 Talladega County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	65,475 ±1,108	80.8% ±1.4	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,497 ±1,125	16.7% ±1.4	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	430 ±170	0.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,619 ±276	2.0% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	548 ±184	0.7% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,071 ±312	1.3% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Talladega County among the counties of Alabama

19th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Talladega County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Blount County	60,156	+1.8%
Colbert County	59,474	+3.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Counties by population in Alabama
No. 35 Counties by population growth in Alabama

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026