Demographics of Prichard city, Alabama

Prichard city, Alabama had 18,825 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −458 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Prichard city, in four figures

18,825
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,961 ±57.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −458 people.; 38.8 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,588 ±$4,417
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.

Prichard city, Alabama's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prichard 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

Prichard city, Alabama's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prichard 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	19,283	100.0	100.0
2021	19,106	99.1	100.2
2022	18,920	98.1	100.7
2023	18,874	97.9	101.6
2024	18,801	97.5	102.5
2025	18,825	97.6	103.1

Population of Prichard city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,283	—
2021	19,106	−177
2022	18,920	−186
2023	18,874	−46
2024	18,801	−73
2025	18,825	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±3.1: for men 37.8 ±4.3 and for women 39.2 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prichard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,165 ±377	6.1% ±2.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,622 ±681	19.1% ±3.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,866 ±347	9.8% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,979 ±717	26.3% ±3.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,136 ±496	21.8% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,193 ±416	16.8% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,588 ±$4,417, and income per person $18,290 ±$1,574, 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 Prichard city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,306 ±375	33.0% ±4.9	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,296 ±397	32.9% ±5.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,202 ±404	17.2% ±5.7	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	633 ±225	9.1% ±3.2	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	359 ±153	5.1% ±2.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 197	0.7% to 2.8%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 124	0.1% to 1.8%	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 Prichard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	5,559 ±1,125	30.6% ±6.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,985 ±548	41.8% ±8.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,484 ±531	28.5% ±5.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,090 ±215	23.3% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Prichard city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prichard city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	8,915 ±494	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.4% ±2.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.6% ±2.3	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±6.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±4.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$85,700 ±$11,982	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$922 ±$154	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±3	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 Prichard city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 303	0% to 1.6%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,916 ±390	10.1% ±2.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16,698 ±438	88.1% ±2.3	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.5%	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 113	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9 to 175	< 0.1% to 0.9%	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 Prichard city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	16,883 ±475	89.0% ±2.5	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,858 ±434	9.8% ±2.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 228	0% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 294	0% to 1.6%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 263	0% to 1.4%	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%.

Prichard city among the places of Alabama

34th 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 Prichard city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Selma city	17,057 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 10 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 16 Places by poverty rate
No. 38 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 69 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 94 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