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35959

Cedar Bluff, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,726
Median household income
$52,356
People below poverty
18.2%
Median home value
$234,500

Income

The median income of households in 35959 was $52,356. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 8.9
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2
$35,000 to $49,999 16.6
$50,000 to $74,999 16
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59487
Female 44712

An estimated 54.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,011. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 54.8
Social Security 45.6
Retirement income 33.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.4
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.4

In 2020-2024, 18.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35959 in 2020-2024, 91.5% had health insurance coverage and 8.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.8% and public coverage was 51.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 35959 had a total population of 4,726 - 2,289 (48.4%) females and 2,437 (51.6%) males. The median age was 47.3 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 23.4% was 19 to 44 years, 28.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35959 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 88 100
5 to 9 128 116
10 to 14 245 92
15 to 19 187 159
20 to 24 79 114
25 to 29 127 76
30 to 34 68 112
35 to 39 53 189
40 to 44 144 144
45 to 49 152 140
50 to 54 180 110
55 to 59 183 195
60 to 64 162 212
65 to 69 198 98
70 to 74 186 276
75 to 79 176 55
80 to 84 57 60
85 and over 24 41

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.3% were White; 4.4% were Black or African American; 15.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in 35959 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.3% of the people in 35959 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,870 households in 35959. The average household size was 2.53 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.7% of the households in 35959 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.7% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.7% of all households.

In 35959, 23.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.7
Cohabiting Couples 3.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53% of males and 57% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22 19.7
Now married, except separated 53 57
Separated 2.9 1.1
Widowed 7.4 6.6
Divorced 14.7 15.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35959, 88 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.7% of the people living in 35959 were U.S. natives. 47.4% of the 35959 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.3% of 35959 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 76.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35959 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 35959.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 3.3
Asia 66.7
Europe 10
Africa 10
Northern America 10
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35959 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.9% of people at least five years old; 1.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 35959 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.5
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 6.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35959 was 934 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 58 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 816. College or graduate school enrollment was 60.

Educational Attainment of People in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 48.5
Some college, no degree 14.5
Associate's degree 11.6
Bachelor's degree 9.5
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 35959, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 24.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7% of people under 18 years old, to 26.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35959, 40.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,219 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 241 15.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 80 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35959 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.6
Construction 6.9
Manufacturing 19.9
Wholesale trade 3.7
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35959 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 500 32.5
Service occupations 270 17.5
Sales and office occupations 287 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 143 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 340 22.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88% of 35959 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 35959 had a total of 3,151 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.5
Mobile homes 28.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

9.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35959 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 70.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35959 had 1,870 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,281 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.6% while renters occupied 21.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.81.

1.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 32.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35959:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35959 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 28.7
Electricity 69.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 1.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35959 was $234,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 32.6 % had a mortgage. 67.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,429 and for owners without a mortgage it was $506.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35959 was $726. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.