Demographics of Cullman city, Alabama

Cullman city, Alabama had 20,799 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,330 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cullman city, in four figures

20,799
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,319 ±40.; +12.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,330 people.; 40.8 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,224 ±$11,969
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.

Cullman city, Alabama's population grew 12.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cullman 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cullman city, Alabama's population grew 12.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cullman 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	18,469	100.0	100.0
2021	18,868	102.2	100.2
2022	19,264	104.3	100.7
2023	19,914	107.8	101.6
2024	20,326	110.1	102.5
2025	20,799	112.6	103.1

Population of Cullman city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,469	—
2021	18,868	+399
2022	19,264	+396
2023	19,914	+650
2024	20,326	+412
2025	20,799	+473

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±2.9: for men 38.5 ±3.0 and for women 44.0 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cullman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	859 ±256	4.4% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,537 ±496	18.3% ±2.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,653 ±373	8.6% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,615 ±656	23.9% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,070 ±588	26.2% ±3.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,585 ±498	18.6% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,224 ±$11,969, and income per person $35,681 ±$2,883, 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 Cullman city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,874 ±431	23.3% ±5.2	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,650 ±413	20.5% ±5.0	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	871 ±281	10.8% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,193 ±311	14.8% ±3.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,217 ±333	15.1% ±4.0	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	653 ±242	8.1% ±3.0	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	580 ±201	7.2% ±2.5	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 Cullman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,722 ±931	19.9% ±5.0	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	942 ±352	21.6% ±7.4	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,893 ±616	18.8% ±5.8	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	887 ±254	20.8% ±5.2	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cullman city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cullman city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	8,803 ±488	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±1.7	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.5% ±4.4	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.5% ±4.8	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$238,900 ±$17,458	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$925 ±$54	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Cullman city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	646 ±314	3.3% ±1.6	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,129 ±616	88.7% ±3.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	114 ±50	0.6% ±0.3	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 122	0% to 0.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,372 ±521	7.1% ±2.7	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 Cullman city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	13,570 ±1,097	70.2% ±5.7	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,265 ±1,045	27.3% ±5.4	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 107	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	435 ±204	2.3% ±1.1	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	75 to 243	0.4% to 1.3%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	109 to 443	0.6% to 2.3%	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%.

Cullman city among the places of Alabama

33rd 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 Cullman city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Albertville city	22,813 ±132
Oxford city	22,063 ±33
Mountain Brook city	22,029 ±48
Helena city	21,769 ±91
Anniston city	21,271 ±35
Cullman city	19,319 ±40
Prichard city	18,961 ±57
Troy city	17,716 ±45
Calera city	17,714 ±82
Tillmans Corner CDP	17,677 ±1,237
Millbrook city	17,189 ±313

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 22 Places in Alabama by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 22 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 27 Places in Alabama by median home value
No. 28 Places in Alabama by median household income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns 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