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36732

Demopolis, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,387
Median household income
$42,216
People below poverty
22.7%
Median home value
$166,800

Income

The median income of households in 36732 was $42,216. An estimated 11.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.2
$10,000 to $14,999 11
$15,000 to $24,999 15.1
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 8.6
$50,000 to $74,999 9.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8.2
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63750
Female 40250

An estimated 60.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,768. 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 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 60.9
Social Security 41.9
Retirement income 17
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13.2
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 30.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 34.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 30.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.4

In 2020-2024, 24.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 36732 in 2020-2024, 94.9% had health insurance coverage and 5.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.2% and public coverage was 47%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 36732 had a total population of 8,387 - 4,563 (54.4%) females and 3,824 (45.6%) males. The median age was 45.4 years. An estimated 21.8% of the population was under 18 years, 24.2% was 19 to 44 years, 29.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 36732 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 267 264
5 to 9 175 270
10 to 14 231 326
15 to 19 362 208
20 to 24 202 95
25 to 29 112 60
30 to 34 110 390
35 to 39 313 410
40 to 44 187 151
45 to 49 284 395
50 to 54 241 286
55 to 59 318 303
60 to 64 253 385
65 to 69 186 340
70 to 74 352 184
75 to 79 93 202
80 to 84 49 115
85 and over 89 179

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 50.6% were White; 45.1% were Black or African American; 16% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 20.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 36732 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 50.4% of the people in 36732 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,786 households in 36732. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.4% of the households in 36732 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 44.6% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.8% of all households.

In 36732, 23.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.4
Cohabiting Couples 1.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
44.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.3% of males and 44.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.9 29.3
Now married, except separated 43.3 44.5
Separated 0.7 2.3
Widowed 10.5 14.8
Divorced 12.6 9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 36732, 82 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.5% of the people living in 36732 were U.S. natives. 83.3% of the 36732 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.5% of 36732 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 25.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 20.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 36732 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 36732.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 75.8
Asia 12.9
Europe 11.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 36732 in 2020-2024, 1.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.9% 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 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 36732 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 2.5
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 36732 was 1,912 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 182 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,384. College or graduate school enrollment was 346.

Educational Attainment of People in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 34.2
Some college, no degree 20
Associate's degree 11.6
Bachelor's degree 13.8
Graduate or professional degree 12.1

Disability

In 36732, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 22.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 36732, 54.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,815 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 620 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 145 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 36732 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 2.2
Manufacturing 22.3
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 36732 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,340 37.1
Service occupations 615 17
Sales and office occupations 711 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 142 3.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 805 22.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.8% of 36732 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.1
Walked 0.5
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 5.1

In 2020-2024, 36732 had a total of 4,383 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.5% 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"). 24.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.5
Mobile homes 11.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 36732 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 66.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 36732 had 3,786 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 597 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.1% while renters occupied 39.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.81.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.8% and another 17.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 36732:

House Heating Fuel Used in 36732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.7
Electricity 70.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.3
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 36732 was $166,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.7 % had a mortgage. 60.3% 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 $1,380 and for owners without a mortgage it was $490.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 36732 was $692. 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.