Demographics of Winston County, Alabama

Winston County, Alabama had 23,829 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +326 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.

Winston County, in four figures

23,829
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +326 people.; 45.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,256 ±$6,440
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.

Winston County, Alabama's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Winston 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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Winston County, Alabama's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Winston 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	23,503	100.0	100.0
2021	23,656	100.7	100.2
2022	23,749	101.0	100.7
2023	23,684	100.8	101.6
2024	23,870	101.6	102.5
2025	23,829	101.4	103.1

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Population of Winston 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	23,503	−54	−44	0	−15
2021	23,656	+153	−206	+8	+348
2022	23,749	+93	−167	+18	+243
2023	23,684	−65	−93	+40	−7
2024	23,870	+186	−107	+47	+245
2025	23,829	−41	−105	+13	+51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±0.5: for men 43.7 ±1.0 and for women 46.7 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Winston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,294 ±101	5.5% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,590 ±252	15.2% ±1.1	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,739 ±162	7.3% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,100 ±281	21.5% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,749 ±342	28.5% ±1.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,210 ±379	22.0% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,256 ±$6,440, and income per person $29,106 ±$1,783, 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 Winston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,962 ±281	20.8% ±2.9	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,393 ±348	25.4% ±3.6	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,817 ±320	19.3% ±3.3	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,236 ±187	13.1% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,180 ±200	12.5% ±2.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	410 ±101	4.4% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	422 ±156	4.5% ±1.6	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 Winston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	4,335 ±673	18.7% ±2.9	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,281 ±254	27.0% ±4.8	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,186 ±366	18.9% ±3.0	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	868 ±171	12.6% ±2.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Winston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Winston County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	13,160 ±25	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.6% ±2.5	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.4% ±2.5	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±2.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±2.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$118,900 ±$10,211	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$803 ±$60	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Winston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	880 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,409 ±319	90.4% ±1.3	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	68 to 406	0.3% to 1.7%	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	73 ±33	0.3% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 33	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,065 ±264	4.5% ±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 Winston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	17,771 ±521	75.0% ±2.2	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,265 ±496	22.2% ±2.1	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	77 to 233	0.3% to 1.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	491 ±140	2.1% ±0.6	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	138 ±55	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	353 ±134	1.5% ±0.6	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%.

Winston County among the counties of Alabama

42nd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Winston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Clarke County	22,014	−4.2%
Monroe County	18,965	−3.8%
Henry County	18,394	+7.1%

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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