Demographics of Oneonta city, Alabama

Oneonta city, Alabama had 7,022 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +80 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oneonta city, in four figures

7,022
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,971 ±25.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +80 people.; 42.8 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,980 ±$11,871
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.

Oneonta city, Alabama's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oneonta 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

Oneonta city, Alabama's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oneonta 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	6,942	100.0	100.0
2021	6,900	99.4	100.2
2022	6,950	100.1	100.7
2023	6,995	100.8	101.6
2024	7,034	101.3	102.5
2025	7,022	101.2	103.1

Population of Oneonta city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,942	—
2021	6,900	−42
2022	6,950	+50
2023	6,995	+45
2024	7,034	+39
2025	7,022	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±2.7: for men 37.4 ±7.6 and for women 45.6 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oneonta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	248 ±113	3.6% ±1.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,276 ±301	18.3% ±4.3	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	553 ±199	7.9% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,627 ±343	23.3% ±4.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,819 ±361	26.1% ±5.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,448 ±256	20.8% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,980 ±$11,871, and income per person $35,436 ±$5,990, 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 Oneonta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	732 ±236	26.8% ±8.3	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	502 ±177	18.4% ±6.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	546 ±236	20.0% ±8.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	164 ±77	6.0% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	313 ±140	11.5% ±5.0	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	55 to 241	2.0% to 8.8%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	142 to 508	5.3% to 18.5%	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 Oneonta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,198 ±356	18.2% ±5.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	65 to 409	4.8% to 26.3%	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	702 ±256	20.5% ±7.0	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	120 to 398	15.9% ±7.9	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oneonta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oneonta city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	2,855 ±226	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±3.9	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 7.3%	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±5.9	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±9.1	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$221,000 ±$30,722	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$638 ±$45	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±9	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 Oneonta city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,123 ±331	16.1% ±4.7	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,453 ±351	78.2% ±5.0	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	93 to 307	1.3% to 4.4%	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.5%	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 43	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	59 to 275	0.8% to 3.9%	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 Oneonta city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	5,339 ±302	76.6% ±4.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,179 ±269	16.9% ±3.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 90	0% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	171 to 649	2.5% to 9.3%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30 to 188	0.4% to 2.7%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	104 to 498	1.5% to 7.1%	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%.

Oneonta city among the places of Alabama

94th 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 Oneonta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Montevallo city	7,556 ±29
Wetumpka city	7,437 ±20
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

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Alabama by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 5 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 8 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 28 Places in Alabama by median home value
No. 35 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