Demographics of Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Tallapoosa County, Alabama had 40,953 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −339 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.

Tallapoosa County, in four figures

40,953
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −339 people.; 45.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,356 ±$4,275
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.

Tallapoosa County, Alabama's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tallapoosa 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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Tallapoosa County, Alabama's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tallapoosa 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	41,292	100.0	100.0
2021	41,101	99.5	100.2
2022	40,939	99.1	100.7
2023	40,804	98.8	101.6
2024	40,892	99.0	102.5
2025	40,953	99.2	103.1

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Population of Tallapoosa 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	41,292	−23	−39	0	+6
2021	41,101	−191	−312	+4	+90
2022	40,939	−162	−282	+32	+100
2023	40,804	−135	−186	+63	−3
2024	40,892	+88	−183	+72	+202
2025	40,953	+61	−188	+22	+226

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.3: for men 44.8 ±0.3 and for women 46.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tallapoosa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	2,040 ±133	5.0% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,177 ±457	15.1% ±1.1	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,869 ±343	7.0% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,107 ±392	22.2% ±1.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,211 ±419	27.4% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,534 ±565	23.3% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,356 ±$4,275, and income per person $33,762 ±$1,918, 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 Tallapoosa County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	3,935 ±515	23.0% ±2.9	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,422 ±449	20.0% ±2.6	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,300 ±455	19.3% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,329 ±399	13.6% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,283 ±304	13.4% ±1.7	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	889 ±198	5.2% ±1.2	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	918 ±191	5.4% ±1.1	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 Tallapoosa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	6,551 ±827	16.3% ±2.1	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,902 ±415	23.6% ±4.8	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,096 ±418	15.3% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,553 ±294	13.1% ±2.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tallapoosa County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tallapoosa County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	23,161 ±37	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±2.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±2.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±2.3	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±2.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,500 ±$13,093	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$765 ±$33	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Tallapoosa County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,183 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,764 ±176	67.8% ±0.4	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,483 ±669	23.2% ±1.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	260 ±22	0.6% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 194	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 313	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,986 ±670	4.9% ±1.6	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 Tallapoosa County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	32,612 ±488	79.7% ±1.2	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,283 ±486	17.8% ±1.2	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 400	0.2% to 1.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	797 ±205	1.9% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	120 to 384	0.3% to 0.9%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	545 ±148	1.3% ±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%.

Tallapoosa County among the counties of Alabama

30th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Tallapoosa County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Russell County	58,898	−0.6%
Coffee County	56,953	+6.3%
Jackson County	54,281	+3.3%
Dale County	49,912	+1.3%
Chilton County	47,708	+5.9%
Tallapoosa County	40,953	−0.8%
Covington County	37,947	+1.2%
Escambia County	36,665	−0.1%
Dallas County	35,140	−8.0%
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Counties in Alabama by median age
No. 8 Counties in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 8 Counties in Alabama by per capita income
No. 12 Counties in Alabama by median household income
No. 18 Counties in Alabama by median home value
No. 18 Counties in Alabama by poverty rate

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