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Cullman County, AL

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

AI Overview

Cullman County is a largely blue-collar Alabama county of 92,604 residents, with 85.0% holding a high school diploma but only 19.1% reaching a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manufacturing rather than professional services. Median worker earnings sit at $35,897 against a median household income of $62,656, with housing remaining accessible at a $180,500 median home value and $883/month median rent, supported by a 76.6% homeownership rate. The county added 8.7% to its population over five years, with a 4.2% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of 58.1%.

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

Population

92,604

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$62,656

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone82,079 (90.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,389 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,852 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,507 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone882 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone498 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,001
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)180
  3. 3.Vietnamese101
  4. 4.Other Indo-European88
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic58

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,727

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,970

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,066
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,985
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,904
  4. 4.Construction (Group)3,956
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,079

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,234
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,604
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,736
  4. 4.Service Occupations6,399
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,555

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)6,151
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.42×)3,933
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.27×)811
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)2,251
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)5,142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$883/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,646 (13.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,163 (11.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,748 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,425 (9.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,863 (6.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,743 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,897

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,098 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled4,400 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,687 (4.2%)
  • Walked474 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit67 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (0.2%)

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.