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Chambers County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Chambers County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chambers County, AL is a small manufacturing-oriented county with a population of 34,450 that grew modestly by 1.8% over five years. The labor force participation rate is relatively low at 55.2%, with only 14.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $34,398 point to a lower-cost workforce. Housing costs are well below national norms—median home value of $129,700 and median gross rent of $850/month—while a 5.0% unemployment rate and poverty rate of 15.5% reflect ongoing structural economic pressures.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

34,450

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,656

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Chambers County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,794 (55.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone13,131 (38.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,027 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone948 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race157 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone81 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish873
  2. 2.Other Indo-European158
  3. 3.Korean156
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic21
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,933

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,209

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,791
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,009
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,595
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,332
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,131

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,927
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,795
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,726
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,564
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,329

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.01×)4,349
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.07×)249
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 0.91×)622
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.90×)3,049
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.86×)1,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$850/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999976 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999830 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999724 (7.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999714 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999689 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999660 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,967 (85.0%)
  • Carpooled1,071 (7.6%)
  • Worked At Home624 (4.4%)
  • Other204 (1.4%)
  • Walked165 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit48 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.