Demographics of Clanton city, Alabama

Clanton city, Alabama had 9,289 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +547 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clanton city, in four figures

9,289
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,958 ±25.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +547 people.; 39.3 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,520 ±$7,063
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clanton city, Alabama's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clanton city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Clanton city, Alabama's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clanton city, 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	8,742	100.0	100.0
2021	8,772	100.3	100.2
2022	8,932	102.2	100.7
2023	9,121	104.3	101.6
2024	9,248	105.8	102.5
2025	9,289	106.3	103.1

Population of Clanton city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,742	—
2021	8,772	+30
2022	8,932	+160
2023	9,121	+189
2024	9,248	+127
2025	9,289	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±2.7: for men 35.3 ±7.1 and for women 40.9 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clanton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	489 ±154	5.5% ±1.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,547 ±327	17.3% ±3.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	928 ±308	10.4% ±3.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,140 ±434	23.9% ±4.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,943 ±364	21.7% ±4.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,911 ±333	21.3% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,520 ±$7,063, and income per person $28,971 ±$3,935, 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 Clanton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,012 ±295	26.8% ±7.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	996 ±297	26.4% ±7.6	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	515 ±175	13.6% ±4.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	400 ±168	10.6% ±4.4	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	632 ±208	16.7% ±5.4	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61 to 231	1.6% to 6.1%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 150	0% to 4.0%	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 Clanton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,559 ±527	18.1% ±6.1	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	393 ±192	19.7% ±8.9	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	813 ±334	18.3% ±7.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	353 ±157	16.1% ±6.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clanton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clanton city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	3,987 ±296	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±2.1	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 8.7%	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±5.7	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±7.5	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,300 ±$22,227	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$869 ±$51	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Clanton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	805 ±367	9.0% ±4.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,395 ±546	71.4% ±6.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,374 ±421	15.3% ±4.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 1.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	54 to 266	0.6% to 3.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 291	0.7% to 3.2%	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 Clanton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	6,624 ±456	73.9% ±5.1	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,982 ±428	22.1% ±4.8	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 23	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	118 to 568	1.3% to 6.3%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 183	0.1% to 2.0%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34 to 462	0.4% to 5.2%	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%.

Clanton city among the places of Alabama

79th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Clanton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pleasant Grove city	9,442 ±30
Fultondale city	9,384 ±36
Sheffield city	9,340 ±21
Meadowbrook CDP	9,117 ±815
Tuscumbia city	9,115 ±29
Clanton city	8,958 ±25
Tuskegee city	8,938 ±18
Guntersville city	8,916 ±74
Andalusia city	8,766 ±49
Arab city	8,679 ±127
Orange Beach city	8,407 ±19

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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