Demographics of Demopolis city, Alabama

Demopolis city, Alabama had 6,641 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −500 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Demopolis city, in four figures

6,641
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,908 ±26.; −7.0%
Change since July 2020: −500 people.; 45.1 ±5.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $34,802 ±$10,444
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.

Demopolis city, Alabama's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Demopolis 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

Demopolis city, Alabama's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Demopolis 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	7,141	100.0	100.0
2021	7,005	98.1	100.2
2022	6,897	96.6	100.7
2023	6,825	95.6	101.6
2024	6,727	94.2	102.5
2025	6,641	93.0	103.1

Population of Demopolis city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,141	—
2021	7,005	−136
2022	6,897	−108
2023	6,825	−72
2024	6,727	−98
2025	6,641	−86

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±5.8: for men 44.6 ±6.8 and for women 45.4 ±7.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Demopolis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	382 ±127	5.5% ±1.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,101 ±253	15.9% ±3.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	504 ±202	7.3% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,459 ±285	21.1% ±4.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,015 ±342	29.2% ±4.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,447 ±255	20.9% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $34,802 ±$10,444, and income per person $33,986 ±$5,894, 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 Demopolis city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,397 ±312	41.7% ±8.8	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	568 ±200	17.0% ±5.8	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	293 ±118	8.8% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	275 ±112	8.2% ±3.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	328 ±148	9.8% ±4.4	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	255 ±109	7.6% ±3.2	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	232 ±111	6.9% ±3.3	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 Demopolis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,767 ±434	26.0% ±6.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	625 ±287	42.5% ±16.4	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	532 ±204	15.1% ±5.5	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	610 ±190	33.7% ±8.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Demopolis city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Demopolis city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	3,865 ±266	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±1.3	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±4.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.9% ±8.2	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.1% ±7.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,600 ±$36,509	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$692 ±$49	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	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 Demopolis city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	57 to 293	0.8% to 4.2%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,505 ±373	50.7% ±5.4	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,983 ±401	43.2% ±5.8	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 76	0.1% to 1.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	97 to 311	1.4% to 4.5%	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 Demopolis city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	5,619 ±342	81.3% ±4.9	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,136 ±318	16.4% ±4.6	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43 to 263	0.6% to 3.8%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 70	0% to 1.0%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19 to 223	0.3% to 3.2%	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%.

Demopolis city among the places of Alabama

96th 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 Demopolis city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lincoln city	7,305 ±39
Robertsdale city	7,194 ±45
Greenville city	7,163 ±33
Oneonta city	6,971 ±25
Hamilton city	6,922 ±36
Demopolis city	6,908 ±26
Satsuma city	6,822 ±37
Lanett city	6,814 ±21
Opp city	6,709 ±37
Moores Mill CDP	6,378 ±724
Chickasaw city	6,332 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 1 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 21 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 40 Places in Alabama by median home value
No. 41 Places by poverty rate
No. 57 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate

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