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Saks, AL

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

Population

10,727

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,753

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,939 (55.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,287 (30.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races480 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone385 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race367 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone223 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish342
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island119
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)48
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)24
  5. 5.Vietnamese22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

630

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$28,493

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,060
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,018
  3. 3.Retail Trade568
  4. 4.Public Administration458
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,481
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,356
  3. 3.Service Occupations921
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations777
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations366

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.29×)173
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.16×)1,018
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 2.04×)458
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.03×)222
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$898/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999482 (16.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999423 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999400 (13.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999229 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999212 (7.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999202 (6.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,212

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,947 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled481 (10.2%)
  • Public Transit163 (3.4%)
  • Worked at Home128 (2.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other11 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.