2022 population: 108,079 ( 6,532 from 2010 , 875 from 2020)
Land area: 579.8 square miles
Population density: 186.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	70,307	65.05%	0.8%
Black:	29,502	27.30%	13.3%
Indian:	461	0.43%	17.3%
Asian:	1,338	1.24%	57.6%
2+ races:	2,261	2.09%	56.5%
Hispanic:	4,210	3.90%	40.6%

Total non-White:	37,772	34.95%	18.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,964	13.8
Deaths:	3,454	16.1
Net Migration:	1,214	5.7
Net Immigration:	81	0.4

Change in White population:	576	0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,956	5.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
101,547
69,731	68.67%
26,038	25.64%
393	0.39%
849	0.84%
1,445	1.42%
2,995	2.95%
31,816	31.33%

2000
88,787
64,312	72.43%
21,703	24.44%
318	0.36%
561	0.63%
716	0.81%
1,122	1.26%
24,475	27.57%

1990
81,331
61,469	75.58%
18,852	23.18%
225	0.28%
399	0.49%
n/a
386	0.47%
19,862	24.42%

1980
74,632
57,252	76.71%
16,204	21.71%
254	0.34%
331	0.44%
n/a
576	0.77%
17,380	23.29%

1970
56,574
43,043	76.08%
13,357	23.61%
38	0.07%
44	0.08%
n/a
78	0.14%
13,531	23.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,184	13.7
8,380	9.4
7,273	8.2
618	0.7

5,419	6.1
7,341	8.3

Number	Rate
1990's
12,123	14.9
7,805	9.6
776	1.0
269	0.3

2,843	3.5
4,613	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
12,515	16.8
6,571	8.8
1,196	1.6
n/a

4,217	5.7
2,482	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,734	19.0
n/a

14,209	25.1
3,849	6.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
24,470	22.6%
83,609	77.4%
19,450	18.0%

41,543
2.55

26,980	64.9%
18,737	69.4%
3,295	12.2%
14,563	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
24,926	24.5%
76,621	75.5%
14,675	14.5%

40,969
2.44

28,041	68.4%
19,616	70.0%
3,795	13.5%
12,928	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
22,957	25.9%
65,830	74.1%
12,106	13.6%

35,861
2.44

25,286	70.5%
19,189	75.9%
3,161	12.5%
10,575	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
22,574	27.8%
58,757	72.2%
10,135	12.5%

30,856
2.61

22,885	74.2%
18,235	79.7%
2,400	10.5%
7,971	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
23,164	31.0%
51,468	69.0%
7,675	10.3%

26,160
2.84

20,704	79.1%
17,213	83.1%
1,678	8.1%
5,456	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Houston County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,768	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,422	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,111	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,108	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,059	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,856	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,171	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,800	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,819	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,218	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,571	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,180	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,269	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,313	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,611	6.3%
$200,000 or more	2,267	5.5%

Median Household Income	55,064
Per Capita Income	32,126

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,758	6.6%
Public Assistance	534	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,379	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,037	64.6%
Unemployed	2,268	3.6%
In Armed Forces	232	0.4%

Total Labor Force	43,537	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	19,954	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	16,826	14,664	53.4%
Non-Profit	970	2,006	32.6%
Self-Employed	3,201	1,589	66.8%

Local Government	1,589	1,500	51.4%
State Government	480	1,307	26.9%
Federal Government	893	500	64.1%

Total Private + Self	20,027	16,253	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,932	5,313	42.5%
Total	23,959	21,566	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,750	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,599	23.2%
Professional, Technical	9,580	21.0%
Service Occupations	8,269	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	297	0.6%
All others	11,510	25.2%

White Collar		56.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,792	17.0%
Retail trade	6,423	14.1%
Manufacturing	4,416	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	3,603	7.9%
Educational services	3,235	7.1%
Construction	3,019	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,958	6.5%
Public administration	2,466	5.4%
Other services	2,310	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,916	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,807	4.0%
Wholesale trade	1,498	3.3%
Finance and insurance	1,197	2.6%
Utilities	1,010	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	599	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	558	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	433	0.9%
Information	415	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	0.1%
Management	21	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,195	2.05%
Puerto Rican	523	0.49%
Cuban	201	0.19%
Dominican	66	0.06%

Total Central American	406	0.38%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	243	0.23%
Honduran	32	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	78	0.07%
Salvadoran	51	0.05%
Other Central American	2	0.00%

Total South American	162	0.15%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	5	0.00%
Colombian	36	0.03%
Ecuadorian	22	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	45	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	51	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	291	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	214	0.20%
Vietnamese	173	0.16%
Chinese	151	0.14%
Filipino	133	0.12%
Korean	97	0.09%
Thai	37	0.03%
Japanese	31	0.03%
Indonesian	19	0.02%
Taiwanese	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	96,400	96.0%
Spanish	2,447	2.4%
Other Indo-European	517	0.5%
Other Asian	160	0.2%
Tagalog	147	0.1%
Vietnamese	136	0.1%
German, other Germanic	134	0.1%
Chinese	125	0.1%
Other	115	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	15,042	14.1%
English	11,591	10.8%
Irish	8,448	7.9%
German	5,168	4.8%
Scottish	1,831	1.7%
European	1,824	1.7%
Italian	1,553	1.5%
French	1,175	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,124	1.1%
Dutch	827	0.8%
Polish	602	0.6%
African	434	0.4%
British	413	0.4%
Welsh	400	0.4%
Norwegian	288	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	105,704	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,336	1.2%

Native	104,315	97.5%
Foreign-born	2,725	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,667	3.6%	6,497	8.8%	23,675	32.0%	24,535	33.2%	10,616	14.3%	6,003	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,667	3.6%
9-12 Years	6,497	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,675	32.0%
Some College	24,535	33.2%
Bach. Degree	10,616	14.3%
Grad Degree	6,003	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	40,907	39,110	1,797	4.4%	6.8%
1991	41,242	39,109	2,133	5.2%	7.3%
1992	41,871	39,553	2,318	5.5%	7.5%
1993	42,253	39,362	2,891	6.8%	7.2%
1994	42,266	39,735	2,531	6.0%	6.2%
1995	42,275	40,257	2,018	4.8%	5.9%
1996	43,466	41,640	1,826	4.2%	5.2%
1997	44,520	42,578	1,942	4.4%	4.9%
1998	44,511	42,980	1,531	3.4%	4.5%
1999	45,339	43,653	1,686	3.7%	4.7%

2000	45,464	43,444	2,020	4.4%	4.6%
2001	45,013	43,058	1,955	4.3%	5.2%
2002	44,887	42,753	2,134	4.8%	5.9%
2003	45,369	43,175	2,194	4.8%	6.0%
2004	45,962	43,838	2,124	4.6%	5.6%
2005	45,983	44,236	1,747	3.8%	4.4%
2006	46,752	45,164	1,588	3.4%	4.0%
2007	47,278	45,671	1,607	3.4%	4.1%
2008	46,447	44,096	2,351	5.1%	5.8%
2009	45,841	41,941	3,900	8.5%	10.1%

2010	46,463	42,261	4,202	9.0%	10.4%
2011	46,794	42,767	4,027	8.6%	9.6%
2012	46,100	42,525	3,575	7.8%	8.2%
2013	45,669	42,463	3,206	7.0%	7.3%
2014	45,224	42,172	3,052	6.7%	6.7%
2015	44,440	41,655	2,785	6.3%	6.1%
2016	44,185	41,621	2,564	5.8%	5.9%
2017	44,585	42,574	2,011	4.5%	4.6%
2018	45,384	43,556	1,828	4.0%	3.9%
2019	46,298	44,892	1,406	3.0%	3.0%

2020	46,358	43,861	2,497	5.4%	5.9%
2021	47,193	45,617	1,576	3.3%	3.4%
2022	48,000	46,756	1,244	2.6%	2.6%
2023	48,357	47,108	1,249	2.6%	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	49,339
Median Value	$164,900

Occupied	41,543	84.2%
Vacant	7,796	15.8%

Owned	27,196	65.5%
Rented	14,347	34.5%
Median Rent	$858

Single-Family Units	35,560	72.1%
Detached	34,995	70.9%
Attached	565	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,255	8.6%
Mobile Homes	6,179	12.5%

Houston County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Houston County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houston County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Houston County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houston County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Houston County, AL