Dallas County, AL

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Selma, AL
Designated Market Area: Montgomery-Selma, AL
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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Tracts in Dallas County, AL

2022 population: 36,767 ( 7,053 from 2010 , 1,696 from 2020)
Land area: 978.7 square miles
Population density: 37.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,825	26.72%	22.5%
Black:	25,873	70.37%	14.6%
Indian:	88	0.24%	12.8%
Asian:	202	0.55%	34.7%
2+ races:	331	0.90%	19.1%
Hispanic:	448	1.22%	45.0%

Total non-White:	26,942	73.28%	13.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,003	13.0
Deaths:	1,464	19.0
Net Migration:	-1,256	-16.3
Net Immigration:	32	0.4

Change in White population:	-2,851	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-4,202	-9.6

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
43,820
12,676	28.93%
30,314	69.18%
78	0.18%
150	0.34%
278	0.63%
309	0.71%
31,144	71.07%

2000
46,365
16,417	35.41%
29,201	62.98%
47	0.10%
161	0.35%
223	0.48%
290	0.63%
29,948	64.59%

1990
48,130
20,116	41.80%
27,818	57.80%
36	0.07%
92	0.19%
n/a
68	0.14%
28,014	58.20%

1980
53,981
24,243	44.91%
29,057	53.83%
7	0.01%
50	0.09%
n/a
587	1.09%
29,738	55.09%

1970
55,296
26,219	47.42%
28,745	51.98%
18	0.03%
28	0.05%
n/a
260	0.47%
29,077	52.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
6,478	14.0
5,117	11.0
-5,638	-12.2
28	0.1

-3,741	-8.1
1,196	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
8,267	17.2
5,749	11.9
-4,333	-9.0
139	0.3

-3,699	-7.7
1,934	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
9,690	18.0
5,578	10.3
-9,463	-17.5
n/a

-4,127	-7.6
-1,724	-3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,367	-16.9
n/a

-1,976	-3.6
661	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Dallas 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
9,038	24.6%
27,729	75.4%
7,440	20.2%

14,753
2.56

8,477	57.5%
4,581	54.0%
1,400	16.5%
6,276	42.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
11,595	26.5%
32,225	73.5%
6,165	14.1%

17,064
2.52

11,440	67.0%
5,967	52.2%
2,480	21.7%
5,624	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
13,221	28.5%
33,144	71.5%
6,434	13.9%

17,869
2.56

12,622	70.6%
7,269	57.6%
2,647	21.0%
5,247	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
15,069	31.3%
33,061	68.7%
6,641	13.8%

16,975
2.78

12,485	73.5%
8,003	64.1%
2,441	19.6%
4,490	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
18,429	34.1%
35,552	65.9%
6,713	12.4%

17,658
3.01

13,367	75.7%
9,563	71.5%
2,069	15.5%
4,291	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Dallas County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,623	11.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,417	9.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,192	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,133	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	929	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	868	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	834	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	595	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	614	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,047	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,274	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,132	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	888	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	384	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	514	3.5%
$200,000 or more	309	2.1%

Median Household Income	37,180
Per Capita Income	22,798

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,280	15.5%
Public Assistance	1,030	7.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,554	30.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,105	57.8%
Unemployed	1,393	6.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,498	64.0%
Not in Labor Force	8,167	36.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,311	5,231	50.4%
Non-Profit	118	483	19.6%
Self-Employed	875	432	66.9%

Local Government	287	664	30.2%
State Government	223	479	31.8%
Federal Government	102	130	44.0%

Total Private + Self	6,186	5,663	52.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	730	1,756	29.4%
Total	6,916	7,419	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,582	11.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,248	22.6%
Professional, Technical	2,243	15.6%
Service Occupations	2,257	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	34	0.2%
All others	5,029	35.0%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,267	22.8%
Retail trade	1,696	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,547	10.8%
Educational services	1,288	9.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	833	5.8%
Public administration	796	5.5%
Construction	716	5.0%
Other services	706	4.9%
Finance and insurance	703	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	694	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	675	4.7%
Information	326	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	317	2.2%
Wholesale trade	290	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	149	1.0%
Utilities	116	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	108	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	86	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	46	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	413	1.08%
Puerto Rican	17	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	122	0.32%
Indian	102	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	35,619	98.8%
Spanish	147	0.4%
Other	80	0.2%
Other Indo-European	75	0.2%
Vietnamese	62	0.2%
German, other Germanic	45	0.1%
Arabic	14	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,111	8.1%
English	2,388	6.2%
Irish	1,205	3.1%
German	1,155	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	346	0.9%
Italian	319	0.8%
African	224	0.6%
French	216	0.6%
Jamaican	129	0.3%
Dutch	127	0.3%
Scottish	124	0.3%
British	65	0.2%
Polish	61	0.2%
European	58	0.2%
Swedish	50	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	37,957	99.0%
Not a citizen	369	1.0%

Native	37,861	98.8%
Foreign-born	465	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
894	3.4%	2,923	11.2%	10,304	39.7%	7,785	30.0%	2,633	10.1%	1,445	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	894	3.4%
9-12 Years	2,923	11.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	10,304	39.7%
Some College	7,785	30.0%
Bach. Degree	2,633	10.1%
Grad Degree	1,445	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	19,501	17,116	2,385	12.2%	6.8%
1991	19,699	17,151	2,548	12.9%	7.3%
1992	20,221	17,445	2,776	13.7%	7.5%
1993	20,318	17,319	2,999	14.8%	7.2%
1994	20,664	18,182	2,482	12.0%	6.2%
1995	20,975	18,367	2,608	12.4%	5.9%
1996	20,213	17,705	2,508	12.4%	5.2%
1997	20,216	18,010	2,206	10.9%	4.9%
1998	19,970	17,919	2,051	10.3%	4.5%
1999	19,693	17,546	2,147	10.9%	4.7%

2000	17,948	16,487	1,461	8.1%	4.6%
2001	17,596	15,965	1,631	9.3%	5.2%
2002	17,190	15,224	1,966	11.4%	5.9%
2003	16,845	14,944	1,901	11.3%	6.0%
2004	16,375	14,754	1,621	9.9%	5.6%
2005	15,956	14,603	1,353	8.5%	4.4%
2006	15,909	14,614	1,295	8.1%	4.0%
2007	15,605	14,279	1,326	8.5%	4.1%
2008	15,508	13,732	1,776	11.5%	5.8%
2009	15,671	12,607	3,064	19.6%	10.1%

2010	17,782	14,839	2,943	16.6%	10.4%
2011	17,493	14,874	2,619	15.0%	9.6%
2012	16,780	14,565	2,215	13.2%	8.2%
2013	16,290	14,270	2,020	12.4%	7.3%
2014	16,026	14,234	1,792	11.2%	6.7%
2015	15,555	14,056	1,499	9.6%	6.1%
2016	15,293	13,880	1,413	9.2%	5.9%
2017	15,002	13,843	1,159	7.7%	4.6%
2018	14,819	13,861	958	6.5%	3.9%
2019	14,655	13,850	805	5.5%	3.0%

2020	14,619	13,049	1,570	10.7%	5.9%
2021	13,965	12,977	988	7.1%	3.4%
2022	13,749	13,055	694	5.0%	2.6%
2023	13,537	12,803	734	5.4%	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	18,992
Median Value	$91,600

Occupied	14,753	77.7%
Vacant	4,239	22.3%

Owned	9,060	61.4%
Rented	5,693	38.6%
Median Rent	$726

Single-Family Units	11,776	62.0%
Detached	11,608	61.1%
Attached	168	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	882	4.6%
Mobile Homes	3,296	17.4%

Dallas County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dallas County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Dallas County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dallas County, AL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dallas County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Dallas County, AL