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Chilton County, AL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Designated Market Area: Birmingham, AL
USDA County Type (2025): Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 47,262   ( 2,250 from 2020)
Land area: 692.8 square miles
Population density: 68.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:36,387 76.99% 3.0%
Black:4,6609.86% 5.7%
Indian:1720.36% 4.9%
Asian:2220.47% 8.8%
2+ races:6971.47% 30.8%
Hispanic:5,12410.84% 17.0%
Total non-White:10,87523.01% 12.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,344 13.0
Deaths:2,59414.4
Net Migration: 2,05411.4
Net Immigration: 4042.2
Change in White population:1,061 2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,189 2.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
45,012
35,32678.48%
4,4079.79%
1640.36%
2040.45%
5331.18%
4,3789.73%
9,68621.52%

2010
43,643
35,39581.10%
4,1719.56%
1340.31%
1360.31%
3530.81%
3,4207.84%
8,24818.90%

2000
39,593
33,89785.61%
4,13110.43%
1110.28%
670.17%
2190.55%
1,1522.91%
5,69614.39%

1990
32,458
28,65088.27%
3,65811.27%
560.17%
180.06%
n/a
760.23%
3,80811.73%

1980
30,612
26,83987.67%
3,58311.70%
00.00%
410.13%
n/a
1820.59%
3,77312.33%

1970
25,180
21,68486.12%
3,46213.75%
40.02%
30.01%
n/a
270.11%
3,496 13.88%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
5,091 11.7
4,58410.5
850.2
2360.5
-69 -0.2
1,438 3.3
2000's
NumberRate
5,108 12.9
3,96510.0
1,9805.0
5191.3
1,498 3.8
2,552 6.4
1990's
NumberRate
4,844 14.9
3,60611.1
4,59514.2
540.2
5,247 16.2
1,888 5.8
1980's
NumberRate
4,329 14.1
3,254 10.6
983 3.2
n/a
1,811 5.9
35 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,771 15.0
n/a
5,155 20.5
277 1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chilton 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
NumberPercent
39.9
10,705 11.6%
81,569 88.4%
7,605 8.2%
16,931
2.64
12,257 72.4%
9,062 73.9%
751 6.1%
4,674 27.6%

2010
NumberPercent
37.6
10,960 25.1%
32,683 74.9%
5,921 13.6%
16,558
2.61
12,092 73.0%
9,245 76.5%
1,081 8.9%
4,466 27.0%

2000
NumberPercent
35.9
10,182 25.7%
29,411 74.3%
5,081 12.8%
15,270
2.57
11,395 74.6%
9,439 82.8%
908 8.0%
3,875 25.4%

1990
NumberPercent
34.0
8,735 26.9%
23,723 73.1%
4,536 14.0%
12,075
2.67
9,369 77.6%
8,000 85.4%
465 5.0%
2,706 22.4%

1980
NumberPercent
30.9
9,219 30.1%
21,393 69.9%
3,970 13.0%
10,825
2.81
8,730 80.6%
7,734 88.6%
392 4.5%
2,095 19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Chilton County, AL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,546 
Median Value$136,000 
Occupied16,93186.6%
Vacant2,61513.4%
Owned12,70075.0%
Rented4,23125.0%
Median Rent$814 
Single-Family Units12,55564.2%
    Detached12,29462.9%
    Attached2611.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units3922.0%
Mobile Homes5,97630.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chilton County, AL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009095.4%
$10,000 to $14,9997714.6%
$15,000 to $19,9997594.5%
$20,000 to $24,9997844.6%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0035.9%
$30,000 to $34,9999675.7%
$35,000 to $39,9995723.4%
$40,000 to $44,9997254.3%
$45,000 to $49,9996013.5%
$50,000 to $59,9999965.9%
$60,000 to $74,9992,02612.0%
$75,000 to $99,9992,93917.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,6219.6%
$125,000 to $149,9998625.1%
$150,000 to $199,9998374.9%
$200,000 or more5593.3%
Median Household Income62,471 
Per Capita Income28,497 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state94 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,2327.3%
Public Assistance3642.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,34313.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed16,76565.8%
Unemployed9073.6%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force17,67269.3%
Not in Labor Force7,82030.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,9395,46459.2%
Non-Profit48173439.6%
Self-Employed1,25376462.1%
Local Government47654846.5%
State Government40757041.7%
Federal Government1088356.5%
Total Private + Self9,1926,22859.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,4721,93543.2%
Total10,6648,16356.6%
Pct. Govt.11.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,5648.3%
Sales and Office Occupations3,69119.6%
Professional, Technical2,74114.5%
Service Occupations2,80714.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1030.5%
All others8,06242.7%
White Collar 42.4%
Industry
 Number%
Construction3,21717.1%
Manufacturing2,63714.0%
Retail trade2,60713.8%
Health care and social assistance2,00610.6%
Educational services1,4697.8%
Other services1,1746.2%
Accommodation and food services8144.3%
Public administration8104.3%
Finance and insurance6383.4%
Transportation and warehousing5562.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5032.7%
Wholesale trade4662.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing4462.4%
Utilities4202.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2891.5%
Professional, scientific, technical2531.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2141.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2001.1%
Information1460.8%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,1737.03%
Puerto Rican1440.32%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1940.43%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran980.22%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran960.21%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American90.02%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian40.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan50.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1440.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1120.25%
Indian590.13%
Chinese200.04%
Korean190.04%
Japanese190.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English39,13592.2%
Spanish2,9977.1%
Vietnamese1120.3%
Other Indo-European590.1%
German, other Germanic540.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun230.1%
Chinese200.0%
Other Asian190.0%
Korean120.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American6,94415.4%
English4,2269.4%
Irish2,7666.1%
German2,1334.7%
European6681.5%
Scottish6571.5%
Scotch-Irish4721.0%
Italian3330.7%
African2900.6%
British2430.5%
French1820.4%
Welsh1450.3%
Swedish1260.3%
Scandinavian1170.3%
Dutch900.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen44,04797.6%
Not a citizen1,0932.4%
Native43,30195.9%
Foreign-born1,8394.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chilton County, AL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,810 5.9%3,650 11.9%12,737 41.6%8,135 26.6%2,504 8.2%1,773 5.8%
  Average years of education: 12.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,810 5.9%
9-12 Years 3,650 11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,737 41.6%
Some College 8,135 26.6%
Bach. Degree 2,504 8.2%
Grad Degree 1,773 5.8%
Average years of education: 12.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Chilton County, AL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 15,217 13,850 1,367 9.0% 6.8%
1991 15,245 13,733 1,512 9.9% 7.3%
1992 15,660 14,088 1,572 10.0% 7.5%
1993 16,277 14,848 1,429 8.8% 7.2%
1994 16,979 15,803 1,176 6.9% 6.2%
1995 17,542 16,452 1,090 6.2% 5.9%
1996 17,655 16,798 857 4.9% 5.2%
1997 18,246 17,360 886 4.9% 4.9%
1998 18,059 17,234 825 4.6% 4.5%
1999 18,691 17,981 710 3.8% 4.7%
2000 19,601 18,752 849 4.3% 4.6%
2001 19,580 18,631 949 4.8% 5.2%
2002 19,452 18,456 996 5.1% 5.9%
2003 19,557 18,581 976 5.0% 6.0%
2004 19,650 18,738 912 4.6% 5.6%
2005 19,623 18,859 764 3.9% 4.4%
2006 19,792 19,087 705 3.6% 4.0%
2007 19,777 19,093 684 3.5% 4.1%
2008 19,609 18,583 1,026 5.2% 5.8%
2009 19,393 17,501 1,892 9.8% 10.1%
2010 19,474 17,502 1,972 10.1% 10.4%
2011 19,536 17,761 1,775 9.1% 9.6%
2012 19,396 17,960 1,436 7.4% 8.2%
2013 19,339 18,052 1,287 6.7% 7.3%
2014 19,130 17,938 1,192 6.2% 6.7%
2015 19,089 18,005 1,084 5.7% 6.1%
2016 19,029 17,982 1,047 5.5% 5.9%
2017 19,203 18,396 807 4.2% 4.6%
2018 19,538 18,834 704 3.6% 3.9%
2019 19,841 19,296 545 2.7% 3.0%
2020 19,592 18,618 974 5.0% 5.9%
2021 20,004 19,443 561 2.8% 3.4%
2022 20,266 19,806 460 2.3% 2.6%
2023 20,293 19,848 445 2.2% 2.5%
2024 20,082 19,520 562 2.8% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com