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Wilcox County, AL

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

AI Overview

Wilcox County is a small, rural Alabama county of 10,347 residents with an economy characterized by low wages—median worker earnings of $32,566 and a per capita income of $23,366—alongside a 29.0% poverty rate and 12.1% unemployment. The labor force is notably constrained, with only 46.5% participation and 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $84,200 and median rent of $699/month, though the county has shed 4.3% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

10,347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,640

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

Wilcox County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone7,121 (70.0%)
  • White Alone2,801 (27.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races240 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3 (0.0%)
  • Asian Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish39
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

432

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,794

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,366

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)654
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance623
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)430
  4. 4.Construction (Group)360
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)320

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations864
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations822
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations717
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations622
  5. 5.Service Occupations495

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.94×)212
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.12×)339
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 2.03×)683
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.29×)254
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.28×)300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$84,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$699/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • Less Than $10,000322 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999316 (10.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999279 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999199 (6.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999197 (6.6%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999166 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,734 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled303 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home171 (5.1%)
  • Other111 (3.3%)
  • Public Transit27 (0.8%)
  • Walked15 (0.4%)

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.