2024 population: 103,207 ( 208 from 2020)
Land area: 535.1 square miles
Population density: 192.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	78,568	76.13%	1.4%
Black:	15,363	14.89%	3.5%
Indian:	438	0.42%	5.0%
Asian:	936	0.91%	10.6%
2+ races:	1,951	1.89%	15.6%
Hispanic:	5,951	5.77%	22.1%

Total non-White:	24,639	23.87%	3.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,958	12.0
Deaths:	7,346	17.8
Net Migration:	1,690	4.1
Net Immigration:	421	1.0

Change in White population:	-1,100	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	892	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
103,415
79,668	77.04%
15,922	15.40%
417	0.40%
846	0.82%
1,687	1.63%
4,875	4.71%
23,747	22.96%

2010
104,430
82,789	79.28%
15,716	15.05%
372	0.36%
687	0.66%
1,332	1.28%
3,447	3.30%
21,641	20.72%

2000
103,459
84,919	82.08%
15,120	14.61%
329	0.32%
455	0.44%
826	0.80%
1,763	1.70%
18,540	17.92%

1990
99,840
84,824	84.96%
13,837	13.86%
340	0.34%
459	0.46%
n/a
380	0.38%
15,016	15.04%

1980
103,057
88,189	85.57%
13,738	13.33%
480	0.47%
146	0.14%
n/a
458	0.44%
14,868	14.43%

1970
94,144
80,486	85.49%
13,354	14.18%
44	0.05%
43	0.05%
n/a
199	0.21%
13,658	14.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,979	10.5
12,900	12.4
-415	-0.4
273	0.3

-3,121	-3.0
2,106	2.0

Number	Rate
2000's
11,815	11.4
12,376	12.0
329	0.3
1,082	1.0

-2,130	-2.1
3,101	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
13,250	13.3
12,569	12.6
-40	-0.0
253	0.3

95	0.1
3,524	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
13,529	13.1
10,956	10.6
-5,105	-5.0
n/a

-3,365	-3.3
148	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,995	2.1
n/a

7,703	8.2
1,210	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

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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
41.9
22,164	21.5%
81,043	78.5%
20,082	19.5%

38,791
2.63

25,321	65.3%
18,116	71.5%
2,728	10.8%
13,470	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
23,986	23.0%
80,444	77.0%
16,508	15.8%

42,036
2.43

28,708	68.3%
20,703	72.1%
2,999	10.4%
13,328	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
24,686	23.9%
78,773	76.1%
16,587	16.0%

41,634
2.44

29,620	71.1%
22,617	76.4%
2,953	10.0%
12,014	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
24,517	24.6%
75,323	75.4%
15,872	15.9%

38,453
2.56

28,585	74.3%
23,177	81.1%
2,097	7.3%
9,868	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
29,627	28.7%
73,430	71.3%
13,083	12.7%

36,878
2.77

29,073	78.8%
24,332	83.7%
2,080	7.2%
7,805	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,275	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,338	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,172	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,371	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,011	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,965	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,208	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,982	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,382	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,277	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,072	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,403	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,861	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,221	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,048	5.3%
$200,000 or more	1,205	3.1%

Median Household Income	52,177
Per Capita Income	28,479

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,864	7.4%
Public Assistance	804	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,910	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	39,814	65.5%
Unemployed	2,711	4.5%
In Armed Forces	19	0.0%

Total Labor Force	42,544	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	18,234	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	16,479	15,104	52.2%
Non-Profit	496	1,438	25.6%
Self-Employed	2,722	1,350	66.8%

Local Government	1,743	2,089	45.5%
State Government	621	1,480	29.6%
Federal Government	472	503	48.4%

Total Private + Self	19,201	16,454	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,332	5,510	37.7%
Total	22,533	21,964	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,091	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,398	21.1%
Professional, Technical	8,173	18.4%
Service Occupations	7,457	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	79	0.2%
All others	14,389	32.3%

White Collar		50.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	8,120	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	6,984	15.7%
Retail trade	6,094	13.7%
Educational services	3,516	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	3,425	7.7%
Construction	3,121	7.0%
Other services	2,581	5.8%
Public administration	2,173	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,706	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,642	3.7%
Finance and insurance	1,121	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	933	2.1%
Wholesale trade	898	2.0%
Information	482	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	470	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	444	1.0%
Utilities	360	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	285	0.6%
Management	77	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	76	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,144	2.07%
Puerto Rican	628	0.61%
Cuban	188	0.18%
Dominican	47	0.05%

Total Central American	1,043	1.01%
Costa Rican	17	0.02%
Guatemalan	714	0.69%
Honduran	98	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	16	0.02%
Salvadoran	198	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	211	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	186	0.18%
Ecuadorian	8	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	17	0.02%

Other Hispanic	300	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	253	0.24%
Indian	140	0.14%
Cambodian	115	0.11%
Vietnamese	98	0.09%
Chinese	45	0.04%
Japanese	32	0.03%
Thai	6	0.01%
Korean	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	93,130	95.6%
Spanish	3,029	3.1%
Tagalog	248	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	199	0.2%
Arabic	181	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	166	0.2%
Other Indo-European	141	0.1%
Vietnamese	98	0.1%
Chinese	64	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	17,006	16.5%
English	9,514	9.2%
Irish	7,618	7.4%
German	4,426	4.3%
Scottish	1,371	1.3%
European	1,250	1.2%
Italian	1,149	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	984	1.0%
French	774	0.7%
Polish	545	0.5%
Dutch	509	0.5%
African	338	0.3%
British	311	0.3%
Scandinavian	293	0.3%
Welsh	290	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	102,042	98.7%
Not a citizen	1,306	1.3%

Native	100,892	97.6%
Foreign-born	2,456	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,921	4.0%	7,173	9.9%	24,304	33.4%	25,432	35.0%	7,840	10.8%	5,045	6.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,921	4.0%
9-12 Years	7,173	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,304	33.4%
Some College	25,432	35.0%
Bach. Degree	7,840	10.8%
Grad Degree	5,045	6.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	93,442	83,140	10,302	11.0%
1991	92,914	83,152	9,762	10.5%
1992	93,000	84,838	8,162	8.8%
1993	94,756	87,526	7,230	7.6%
1994	95,970	89,588	6,382	6.6%
1995	96,982	90,900	6,082	6.3%
1996	97,722	92,464	5,258	5.4%
1997	98,840	93,844	4,996	5.1%
1998	100,058	94,922	5,136	5.1%
1999	99,318	92,438	6,880	6.9%

2000	96,992	91,304	5,688	5.9%
2001	94,120	87,836	6,284	6.7%
2002	94,072	88,050	6,022	6.4%
2003	93,144	87,086	6,058	6.5%
2004	94,406	88,456	5,950	6.3%
2005	93,276	88,886	4,390	4.7%
2006	93,136	89,220	3,916	4.2%
2007	91,130	86,982	4,148	4.6%
2008	91,482	85,828	5,654	6.2%
2009	89,678	80,256	9,422	10.5%

2010	88,036	78,556	9,480	10.8%
2011	89,446	80,516	8,930	10.0%
2012	88,566	81,080	7,486	8.5%
2013	87,660	80,906	6,754	7.7%
2014	87,596	81,458	6,138	7.0%
2015	85,172	79,872	5,300	6.2%
2016	85,828	80,744	5,084	5.9%
2017	85,898	81,830	4,068	4.7%
2018	86,124	82,608	3,516	4.1%
2019	84,924	82,052	2,872	3.4%

2020	81,448	75,196	6,252	7.7%
2021	78,878	75,726	3,152	4.0%
2022	78,548	76,170	2,378	3.0%
2023	78,860	76,656	2,204	2.8%
2024	84,190	81,420	2,770	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	47,412
Median Value	$148,400

Occupied	38,791	81.8%
Vacant	8,621	18.2%

Owned	28,454	73.4%
Rented	10,337	26.6%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	37,141	78.3%
Detached	36,907	77.8%
Attached	234	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,077	6.5%
Mobile Homes	5,083	10.7%

Gadsden, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Gadsden, AL Metro Area