Chambers County, AL

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2022 Population

34,612

0.637% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.2

0.476% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.9%

18.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$48,805

3.33% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$116,900

9.25% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Chambers County, AL had a population of 34.6k people with a median age of 42.2 and a median household income of $48,805. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Chambers County, AL declined from 34,834 to 34,612, a −0.637% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,232 to $48,805, a 3.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chambers County, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (40.8%), White (Hispanic) (2.45%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.29%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.511%).

None of the households in Chambers County, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Chambers County, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Chambers County, AL was $116,900, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Chambers County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Chambers County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Chambers County, AL borders Lee County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Harris County, GA, and Troup County, GA.

United States Alabama Valley, AL

Population & Diversity

Chambers County, AL is home to a population of 34.6k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.46% of Chambers County, AL residents were born outside of the country (506 people).

In 2022, there were 1.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.8k people) in Chambers County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 848 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99%

2022 Citizenship

98.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99% of Chambers County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Chambers County, AL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chambers County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chambers County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.8k ± 65
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
14.1k ± 153
White (Hispanic)
848 ± 95

3.26%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

3.26% of the people in Chambers County, AL are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chambers County, AL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.46%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

506 people

1.99%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

693 people

As of 2022, 1.46% of Chambers County, AL residents (506 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chambers County, AL was 1.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chambers County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
831 ± 185
Gulf War (1990s)
413 ± 166
Gulf War (2001-)
304 ± 125

Chambers County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chambers County, AL employs 15.1k people. The largest industries in Chambers County, AL are Manufacturing (4,380 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,368 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($54,414), Transportation & Warehousing ($47,339), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,408).

Employment

Occupations

15.1k

2022 Value

± 992

−2.62%

1 Year decline

± 9.38%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chambers County, AL declined at a rate of −2.62%, from 15.5k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chambers County, AL, are Production Occupations (2,730 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,627 people), and Management Occupations (1,220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chambers County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.1k

2022 Value

± 992

−2.62%

1 Year decline

± 9.38%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chambers County, AL declined at a rate of −2.62%, from 15.5k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chambers County, AL, are Manufacturing (4,380 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,368 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chambers County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Chambers County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,903

Median earning men ± $2,984

$29,151

Median earning women ± $1,865

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($56,149), Wholesale Trade ($48,346), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,027).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($53,023), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,587), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,288).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

85
Other Services (except Public Administration)
62
Retail Trade
37
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chambers County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Other (1.09%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.09%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chambers County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Other (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Chambers County, AL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chambers County, AL was $116,900 in 2022, which is 0.415 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $107,000 to $116,900, a 9.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Chambers County, AL is 72.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Chambers County, AL have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chambers County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Chambers County, AL is $48,805. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Chambers County, AL was Census Tract 9543 with a value of $59,147, followed by Census Tract 9547 and Census Tract 9542, with respective values of $58,493 and $50,875.

Property

$116,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,814

$9,486

Median Property Taxes

±$616

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chambers County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chambers County, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.2%

Homeownership

2022

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.2% of the housing units in Chambers County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chambers County, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9543
Census Tract 9547
Census Tract 9542

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Chambers County, AL was Census Tract 9543 with a value of $59,147, followed by Census Tract 9547 and Census Tract 9542, with respective values of $58,493 and $50,875.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Chambers County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,805

Median Household Income

± $5,967

13.1k

Number of Households

± 901

In 2022, the median household income of the 13.1k households in Chambers County, AL grew to $48,805 from the previous year's value of $47,232.

The following chart displays the households in Chambers County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chambers County, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (85.6%)
Carpooled (8.82%)
Worked At Home (2.84%)

In 2022, 85.6% of workers in Chambers County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.82%) and those who worked at home (2.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chambers County, AL have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Chambers County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chambers County, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chambers County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chambers County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chambers County, AL (6.08k out of 34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chambers County, AL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.2% of the population of Chambers County, AL has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 22% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chambers County, AL see 2348 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.91% increase from the previous year (2217 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4934 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 11514 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,348 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chambers County, AL

Primary care physicians in Chambers County, AL see an average of 2,348 patients per year. This represents a 5.91% increase from the previous year (2,217 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Chambers County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.8%

Uninsured

40.9%

Employer Coverage

22%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.56%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chambers County, AL grew by 2.99% from 10.5% to 10.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chambers County, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 86.4 in Chambers County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chambers County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.2% in Chambers County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chambers County, AL.