Demographics of Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County, Alabama had 9,666 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −873 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.

Wilcox County, in four figures

9,666
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.3%
Change since July 2020: −873 people.; 42.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,640 ±$7,684
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.

Wilcox County, Alabama's population shrank 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wilcox 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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Wilcox County, Alabama's population shrank 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wilcox 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	10,539	100.0	100.0
2021	10,410	98.8	100.2
2022	10,131	96.1	100.7
2023	9,950	94.4	101.6
2024	9,890	93.8	102.5
2025	9,666	91.7	103.1

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Population of Wilcox 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	10,539	−63	−22	0	−38
2021	10,410	−129	−65	+4	−71
2022	10,131	−279	−63	+2	−227
2023	9,950	−181	−22	0	−161
2024	9,890	−60	−51	+28	−34
2025	9,666	−224	−55	+5	−173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.6: for men 37.5 ±2.7 and for women 45.6 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wilcox County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	612 ±158	6.0% ±1.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,643 ±216	16.2% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	966 ±238	9.5% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,288 ±317	22.5% ±3.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,456 ±196	24.1% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,207 ±234	21.7% ±2.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,640 ±$7,684, and income per person $27,078 ±$5,170, 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 Wilcox County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,421 ±250	36.8% ±6.2	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	818 ±172	21.2% ±4.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	625 ±158	16.2% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	372 ±114	9.6% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	393 ±121	10.2% ±3.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	50 to 168	1.3% to 4.3%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	50 to 194	1.3% to 5.0%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Wilcox County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,811 ±481	28.2% ±4.8	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,017 ±257	45.7% ±9.1	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,186 ±276	23.7% ±5.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	608 ±130	22.2% ±4.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wilcox County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilcox County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	5,334 ±26	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.4% ±4.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.6% ±4.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.4% ±4.2	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.6% ±5.2	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,800 ±$14,612	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$745 ±$309	$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 Wilcox County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,801 ±10	27.5% ±0.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,121 ±111	70.0% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	246 ±110	2.4% ±1.1	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 Wilcox County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	8,957 ±238	88.1% ±2.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,140 ±240	11.2% ±2.4	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 72	0% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4 to 76	< 0.1% to 0.7%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 69	0% to 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%.

Wilcox County among the counties of Alabama

64th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Wilcox County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Choctaw County	11,904	−5.7%
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%
Conecuh County	10,899	−5.7%
Coosa County	10,161	−1.7%
Bullock County	9,780	−4.5%
Wilcox County	9,666	−8.3%
Lowndes County	9,359	−9.0%
Perry County	7,425	−12.2%
Greene County	7,067	−8.2%

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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