2024 population: 15,018 ( 372 from 2020)
Land area: 1080.2 square miles
Population density: 13.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	9,864	65.68%	2.7%
Black:	3,378	22.49%	5.6%
Indian:	1,144	7.62%	3.1%
Asian:	145	0.97%	8.2%
2+ races:	298	1.98%	27.9%
Hispanic:	189	1.26%	45.4%

Total non-White:	5,154	34.32%	1.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	815	13.2
Deaths:	952	15.5
Net Migration:	-236	-3.8
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-271	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-101	-0.7

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
15,390
10,135	65.85%
3,578	23.25%
1,180	7.67%
134	0.87%
233	1.51%
130	0.84%
5,255	34.15%

2010
17,581
11,455	65.16%
4,360	24.80%
1,394	7.93%
27	0.15%
186	1.06%
151	0.86%
6,126	34.84%

2000
18,097
11,673	64.50%
4,818	26.62%
1,282	7.08%
15	0.08%
148	0.82%
160	0.88%
6,424	35.50%

1990
16,694
10,963	65.67%
4,624	27.70%
1,048	6.28%
14	0.08%
n/a
45	0.27%
5,731	34.33%

1980
16,821
11,212	66.65%
4,621	27.47%
778	4.63%
2	0.01%
n/a
208	1.24%
5,609	33.35%

1970
16,241
11,255	69.30%
4,920	30.29%
63	0.39%
1	0.01%
n/a
0	0.00%
4,986	30.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,560	8.9
1,842	10.5
-1,149	-6.5
170	1.0

-1,320	-7.5
-871	-5.0

Number	Rate
2000's
1,922	10.6
1,514	8.4
-1,344	-7.4
-6	-0.0

-218	-1.2
-298	-1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,587	15.5
1,778	10.7
348	2.1
8	0.0

710	4.3
693	4.2

Number	Rate
1980's
2,820	16.8
1,595	9.5
-1,326	-7.9
n/a

-249	-1.5
122	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,241	-7.6
n/a

-43	-0.3
623	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
43.7
3,180	21.2%
11,838	78.8%
3,051	20.3%

5,506
2.78

4,050	73.6%
3,125	77.2%
256	6.3%
1,456	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
4,484	25.5%
13,097	74.5%
2,590	14.7%

6,758
2.58

4,918	72.8%
3,729	75.8%
452	9.2%
1,840	27.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
5,204	28.8%
12,893	71.2%
2,303	12.7%

6,676
2.70

5,072	76.0%
4,070	80.2%
435	8.6%
1,604	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
5,101	30.6%
11,593	69.4%
1,968	11.8%

5,732
2.90

4,578	79.9%
3,729	81.5%
346	7.6%
1,154	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
5,883	35.0%
10,938	65.0%
1,814	10.8%

5,305
3.17

4,383	82.6%
3,794	86.6%
240	5.5%
922	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	515	9.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	599	10.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	279	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	220	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	175	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	321	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	164	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	159	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	240	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	393	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	261	4.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	418	7.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	528	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	414	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	443	8.0%
$200,000 or more	377	6.8%

Median Household Income	51,184
Per Capita Income	29,210

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	459	8.3%
Public Assistance	95	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	680	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,211	54.7%
Unemployed	352	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,563	58.4%
Not in Labor Force	3,955	41.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,571	1,622	61.3%
Non-Profit	93	138	40.3%
Self-Employed	323	73	81.6%

Local Government	92	301	23.4%
State Government	47	234	16.7%
Federal Government	0	104	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,894	1,695	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	232	777	23.0%
Total	3,126	2,472	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	803	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	817	14.6%
Professional, Technical	983	17.6%
Service Occupations	944	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	109	1.9%
All others	2,051	36.6%

White Collar		46.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,060	18.9%
Health care and social assistance	550	9.8%
Construction	542	9.7%
Retail trade	534	9.5%
Educational services	485	8.7%
Transportation and warehousing	374	6.7%
Public administration	312	5.6%
Other services	300	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	260	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	252	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	203	3.6%
Utilities	168	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	153	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	122	2.2%
Finance and insurance	111	2.0%
Wholesale trade	86	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	1.1%
Information	16	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	251	1.63%
Puerto Rican	1	0.01%
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	9	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	47	0.30%
Filipino	15	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,436	98.9%
Other	122	0.8%
Spanish	24	0.2%
German, other Germanic	8	0.1%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,844	11.9%
English	1,119	7.3%
Irish	964	6.2%
German	540	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	231	1.5%
European	207	1.3%
Scottish	113	0.7%
Norwegian	98	0.6%
Dutch	80	0.5%
Swedish	48	0.3%
Italian	33	0.2%
Welsh	20	0.1%
French	19	0.1%
African	19	0.1%
Swiss	16	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,418	99.9%
Not a citizen	16	0.1%

Native	15,320	99.3%
Foreign-born	114	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
293	2.8%	939	8.9%	4,601	43.8%	3,174	30.2%	707	6.7%	786	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	293	2.8%
9-12 Years	939	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,601	43.8%
Some College	3,174	30.2%
Bach. Degree	707	6.7%
Grad Degree	786	7.5%
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	6,610	5,900	710	10.7%	6.8%
1991	6,373	5,517	856	13.4%	7.3%
1992	6,415	5,331	1,084	16.9%	7.5%
1993	6,668	5,524	1,144	17.2%	7.2%
1994	6,487	5,619	868	13.4%	6.2%
1995	6,385	5,524	861	13.5%	5.9%
1996	6,194	5,493	701	11.3%	5.2%
1997	6,474	5,622	852	13.2%	4.9%
1998	6,254	5,438	816	13.0%	4.5%
1999	6,008	5,281	727	12.1%	4.7%

2000	7,781	7,243	538	6.9%	4.6%
2001	7,489	6,812	677	9.0%	5.2%
2002	7,191	6,442	749	10.4%	5.9%
2003	7,130	6,391	739	10.4%	6.0%
2004	6,939	6,285	654	9.4%	5.6%
2005	6,868	6,444	424	6.2%	4.4%
2006	6,906	6,510	396	5.7%	4.0%
2007	7,020	6,595	425	6.1%	4.1%
2008	6,891	6,290	601	8.7%	5.8%
2009	6,889	5,933	956	13.9%	10.1%

2010	7,377	6,348	1,029	13.9%	10.4%
2011	7,097	6,073	1,024	14.4%	9.6%
2012	6,887	6,046	841	12.2%	8.2%
2013	6,711	5,972	739	11.0%	7.3%
2014	6,664	6,028	636	9.5%	6.7%
2015	6,685	6,086	599	9.0%	6.1%
2016	6,686	6,109	577	8.6%	5.9%
2017	6,678	6,212	466	7.0%	4.6%
2018	6,682	6,296	386	5.8%	3.9%
2019	6,699	6,384	315	4.7%	3.0%

2020	6,729	6,190	539	8.0%	5.9%
2021	6,547	6,248	299	4.6%	3.4%
2022	6,565	6,326	239	3.6%	2.6%
2023	9,150	8,915	235	2.6%	2.5%
2024	7,382	7,116	266	3.6%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,779
Median Value	$138,100

Occupied	5,506	70.8%
Vacant	2,273	29.2%

Owned	4,868	88.4%
Rented	638	11.6%
Median Rent	$698

Single-Family Units	5,555	71.4%
Detached	5,524	71.0%
Attached	31	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	0.3%
Mobile Homes	2,102	27.0%

Washington County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, AL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, AL