2022 population: 18,697 ( 1,049 from 2010 , 427 from 2020)
Land area: 881.4 square miles
Population density: 21.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,960	53.27%	9.7%
Black:	7,285	38.96%	10.8%
Indian:	51	0.27%	82.1%
Asian:	56	0.30%	69.7%
2+ races:	216	1.16%	36.7%
Hispanic:	1,129	6.04%	260.7%

Total non-White:	8,737	46.73%	0.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	386	10.1
Deaths:	769	20.1
Net Migration:	-51	-1.3
Net Immigration:	14	0.4

Change in White population:	-1,067	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	18	0.1

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
19,746
11,027	55.84%
8,169	41.37%
28	0.14%
33	0.17%
158	0.80%
313	1.59%
8,719	44.16%

2000
20,949
11,676	55.74%
8,940	42.68%
24	0.11%
27	0.13%
118	0.56%
147	0.70%
9,273	44.26%

1990
20,699
11,946	57.71%
8,705	42.06%
28	0.14%
11	0.05%
n/a
9	0.04%
8,753	42.29%

1980
21,481
12,377	57.62%
8,903	41.45%
28	0.13%
19	0.09%
n/a
154	0.72%
9,104	42.38%

1970
20,326
11,901	58.55%
8,419	41.42%
4	0.02%
1	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
8,425	41.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,330	11.1
2,408	11.5
-1,558	-7.4
-4	-0.0

-649	-3.1
-554	-2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,913	14.1
2,423	11.7
-219	-1.1
43	0.2

-270	-1.3
520	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
3,504	16.3
2,415	11.2
-1,786	-8.3
n/a

-431	-2.0
-351	-1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-704	-3.5
n/a

476	2.3
679	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Pickens 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
42.9
3,653	19.5%
15,044	80.5%
3,672	19.6%

7,083
2.43

4,468	63.1%
3,087	69.1%
591	13.2%
2,615	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
4,601	23.3%
15,145	76.7%
3,336	16.9%

8,012
2.42

5,409	67.5%
3,554	65.7%
766	14.2%
2,603	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
5,719	27.3%
15,230	72.7%
3,182	15.2%

8,103
2.56

5,864	72.4%
4,135	70.5%
847	14.4%
2,239	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
5,936	28.7%
14,763	71.3%
3,394	16.4%

7,670
2.67

5,791	75.5%
4,331	74.8%
709	12.2%
1,879	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
6,973	32.5%
14,508	67.5%
3,083	14.4%

7,007
3.04

5,600	79.9%
4,420	78.9%
516	9.2%
1,407	20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pickens County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	398	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	681	9.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	444	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	478	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	450	6.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	441	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	294	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	327	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	402	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	419	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	580	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	775	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	563	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	242	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	397	5.6%
$200,000 or more	192	2.7%

Median Household Income	45,339
Per Capita Income	26,912

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	584	8.2%
Public Assistance	70	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,174	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,570	58.3%
Unemployed	381	3.4%
In Armed Forces	30	0.3%

Total Labor Force	6,981	61.9%
Not in Labor Force	4,289	38.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,010	1,435	67.7%
Non-Profit	77	378	16.9%
Self-Employed	503	186	73.0%

Local Government	250	354	41.4%
State Government	241	307	44.0%
Federal Government	103	96	51.8%

Total Private + Self	3,513	1,621	68.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	671	1,135	37.2%
Total	4,184	2,756	60.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	941	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,045	15.0%
Professional, Technical	1,258	18.1%
Service Occupations	1,103	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	79	1.1%
All others	2,598	37.4%

White Collar		46.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,464	21.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,084	15.6%
Retail trade	654	9.4%
Construction	647	9.3%
Educational services	572	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	462	6.7%
Public administration	451	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	364	5.2%
Other services	251	3.6%
Finance and insurance	232	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	200	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	160	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	109	1.6%
Wholesale trade	89	1.3%
Utilities	69	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	1.0%
Information	41	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	28	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	435	2.30%
Puerto Rican	12	0.06%
Cuban	34	0.18%
Dominican	12	0.06%

Total Central American	102	0.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	78	0.41%
Honduran	24	0.13%
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	392	2.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,010	94.6%
Spanish	884	4.9%
German, other Germanic	35	0.2%
Other	33	0.2%
Chinese	10	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,184	16.8%
English	923	4.9%
Irish	830	4.4%
German	451	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	163	0.9%
Scottish	155	0.8%
Italian	127	0.7%
French	118	0.6%
European	112	0.6%
African	102	0.5%
Dutch	44	0.2%
Welsh	44	0.2%
British	30	0.2%
Jamaican	23	0.1%
Norwegian	10	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,269	96.5%
Not a citizen	656	3.5%

Native	18,144	95.9%
Foreign-born	781	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
874	6.4%	1,172	8.6%	5,588	41.1%	3,986	29.3%	1,229	9.0%	743	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	874	6.4%
9-12 Years	1,172	8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,588	41.1%
Some College	3,986	29.3%
Bach. Degree	1,229	9.0%
Grad Degree	743	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,621	7,826	795	9.2%	6.8%
1991	8,790	7,923	867	9.9%	7.3%
1992	9,034	8,052	982	10.9%	7.5%
1993	9,130	8,091	1,039	11.4%	7.2%
1994	9,035	8,267	768	8.5%	6.2%
1995	8,928	8,145	783	8.8%	5.9%
1996	8,894	8,062	832	9.4%	5.2%
1997	8,815	8,131	684	7.8%	4.9%
1998	8,729	8,018	711	8.1%	4.5%
1999	8,611	7,719	892	10.4%	4.7%

2000	8,657	8,000	657	7.6%	4.6%
2001	8,498	7,774	724	8.5%	5.2%
2002	8,274	7,591	683	8.3%	5.9%
2003	8,169	7,508	661	8.1%	6.0%
2004	8,030	7,430	600	7.5%	5.6%
2005	7,938	7,510	428	5.4%	4.4%
2006	8,119	7,713	406	5.0%	4.0%
2007	8,034	7,624	410	5.1%	4.1%
2008	7,931	7,345	586	7.4%	5.8%
2009	7,997	6,992	1,005	12.6%	10.1%

2010	7,696	6,701	995	12.9%	10.4%
2011	7,564	6,666	898	11.9%	9.6%
2012	7,477	6,701	776	10.4%	8.2%
2013	7,415	6,713	702	9.5%	7.3%
2014	7,770	7,139	631	8.1%	6.7%
2015	7,987	7,445	542	6.8%	6.1%
2016	7,702	7,172	530	6.9%	5.9%
2017	7,699	7,273	426	5.5%	4.6%
2018	7,713	7,360	353	4.6%	3.9%
2019	7,904	7,625	279	3.5%	3.0%

2020	7,660	7,161	499	6.5%	5.9%
2021	7,545	7,242	303	4.0%	3.4%
2022	7,681	7,431	250	3.3%	2.6%
2023	7,810	7,574	236	3.0%	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,714
Median Value	$119,800

Occupied	7,083	81.3%
Vacant	1,631	18.7%

Owned	5,253	74.2%
Rented	1,830	25.8%
Median Rent	$578

Single-Family Units	5,670	65.1%
Detached	5,614	64.4%
Attached	56	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	327	3.8%
Mobile Homes	2,118	24.3%

Pickens County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pickens County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Pickens County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pickens County, AL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pickens County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Pickens County, AL