Demographics of Pelham city, Alabama

Pelham city, Alabama had 25,664 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,422 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pelham city, in four figures

25,664
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,827 ±70.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,422 people.; 40.0 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,094 ±$11,778
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.

Pelham city, Alabama's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pelham 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

Pelham city, Alabama's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pelham 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	24,242	100.0	100.0
2021	24,511	101.1	100.2
2022	24,762	102.1	100.7
2023	25,175	103.8	101.6
2024	25,408	104.8	102.5
2025	25,664	105.9	103.1

Population of Pelham city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,242	—
2021	24,511	+269
2022	24,762	+251
2023	25,175	+413
2024	25,408	+233
2025	25,664	+256

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±3.2: for men 38.0 ±4.4 and for women 40.9 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pelham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,421 ±303	5.7% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,592 ±575	18.5% ±2.3	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,572 ±392	6.3% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,527 ±644	26.3% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,182 ±641	24.9% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,533 ±592	18.3% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,094 ±$11,778, and income per person $45,743 ±$2,629, 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 Pelham city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	609 ±208	6.4% ±2.2	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,122 ±276	11.8% ±2.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,725 ±356	18.2% ±3.7	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,230 ±302	13.0% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,200 ±405	23.2% ±4.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,189 ±266	12.5% ±2.7	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,423 ±251	15.0% ±2.6	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 Pelham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,665 ±645	6.7% ±2.6	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	223 to 929	3.8% to 15.4%	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	802 ±328	6.4% ±2.6	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	112 to 462	1.9% to 7.4%	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 Pelham city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pelham city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	9,690 ±394	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±1.4	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.4% to 3.6%	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.9% ±3.8	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.1% ±3.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,800 ±$15,620	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,577 ±$130	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	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 Pelham city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,456 ±734	13.9% ±3.0	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,691 ±1,047	67.2% ±4.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,796 ±670	11.3% ±2.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	780 ±320	3.1% ±1.3	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 455	0.1% to 1.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	810 ±343	3.3% ±1.4	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 Pelham city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	15,381 ±854	62.0% ±3.4	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,223 ±815	29.1% ±3.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	140 to 816	0.6% to 3.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,745 ±446	7.0% ±1.8	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	696 ±226	2.8% ±0.9	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,049 ±400	4.2% ±1.6	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%.

Pelham city among the places of Alabama

25th 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 Pelham city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Daphne city	29,453 ±34
Athens city	29,002 ±39
Homewood city	27,829 ±33
Trussville city	26,673 ±474
Bessemer city	25,400 ±53
Pelham city	24,827 ±70
Fairhope city	24,190 ±29
Foley city	24,026 ±57
Albertville city	22,813 ±132
Oxford city	22,063 ±33
Mountain Brook city	22,029 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pelham city, Alabama

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 4 Places in Alabama by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Alabama by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 6 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 7 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 8 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