Coffee County, AL

County

2024 Population

54,920

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.515% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16.7%

5.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,353

5.69% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$188,600

Population & Diversity

Coffee County, AL is home to a population of 54.9k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.58% of Coffee County, AL residents were born outside of the country (2.52k people).

In 2024, there were 4.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.1k people) in Coffee County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Coffee County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coffee County, AL was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coffee County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.1k ± 135
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.55k ± 410
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.7k ± 427

9.83%

Hispanic Population

5.4k people

9.83% of the people in Coffee County, AL are hispanic (5.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coffee County, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

4.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.52k people

4.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.4k people

As of 2024, 4.58% of Coffee County, AL residents (2.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coffee County, AL was 4.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,915 ± 386
Gulf War (1990s)
1,256 ± 246
Vietnam
1,044 ± 176

Coffee County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coffee County, AL.

Health

89.6% of the population of Coffee County, AL has health coverage, with 33% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 21.5% on non-group plans, and 9.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coffee County, AL see 1,935 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,935 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2884 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 912 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,935 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coffee County, AL

Primary care physicians in Coffee County, AL see an average of 1,935 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,935 patients).

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

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

33%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

21.5%

Non-Group

9.84%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coffee County, AL declined by 0.66% from 10.5% to 10.4%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.7 in Coffee County, AL.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 34.1% in Coffee County, AL.

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

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.5% in Coffee County, AL.

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

Economy

The economy of Coffee County, AL employs 21.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coffee County, AL were Retail Trade (2,628 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,291 people), and Manufacturing (2,283 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($76,902), Public Administration ($74,024), and Transportation & Warehousing ($69,578).

Employment

Occupations

21.9k

2024 Value

± 1,001

−0.396%

1 Year decline

± 6.45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coffee County, AL declined at a rate of −0.396%, from 22k employees to 21.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coffee County, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,389 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,048 people), and Management Occupations (1,887 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coffee County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

21.9k

2024 Value

± 1,001

−0.396%

1 Year decline

± 6.45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coffee County, AL declined at a rate of −0.396%, from 22k employees to 21.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coffee County, AL, are Retail Trade (2,628 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,291 people), and Manufacturing (2,283 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coffee County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Coffee County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,696

Median earning men ± $5,257

$28,583

Median earning women ± $2,020

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,149), Public Administration ($79,036), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,864).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,870), and Manufacturing ($36,272).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

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

82
Other Services (except Public Administration)
79
Retail Trade
67
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$139k
Manufacturing
$90.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$87.8k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Coffee County, AL in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 1,371 male students and 1,328 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coffee County, AL are White (435 and 69.9%), Black or African American (88 and 14.1%), Hispanic or Latino (43 and 6.91%), and Two or More Races (30 and 4.82%).

The largest universities in Coffee County, AL by number of degrees awarded are Enterprise State Community College (624 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coffee County, AL are Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology (146 and 23.4%), Aircraft Powerplant Technology (139 and 22.3%), and General Studies (76 and 12.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 2,699 students enrolled in Coffee County, AL, 50.8% men and 49.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,709 records, of which 46.6% were women and 53.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology
132 degrees awarded
Aircraft Powerplant Technology
125 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Coffee County, AL was Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology with 132 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Coffee County, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Enterprise State Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

624 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Enterprise State Community College with 624 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 399 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coffee County, AL, which is 1.77 times more than the 225 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 435 degrees mean that there were 4.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 88 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,870) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,230) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coffee County, AL was $188,600 in 2024, which is 0.567 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $180,300 to $188,600, a 4.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Coffee County, AL is 72.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coffee County, AL have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coffee County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coffee County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.199%.

Housing

Property

$188,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,326

$15,163

Median Property Taxes

±$825

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 Coffee County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.3%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.3% of the housing units in Coffee County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$68,353

Median Household Income

± $3,218

21k

Number of Households

± 882

In 2024, the median household income of the 21k households in Coffee County, AL grew to $68,353 from the previous year's value of $64,672.

The following chart displays the households in Coffee 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (9.68%)
Worked At Home (4.35%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Coffee County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.68%) and those who worked at home (4.35%).

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

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coffee County, AL have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Coffee County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coffee 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 Coffee County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coffee County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coffee County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.199%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coffee County, AL (9.03k out of 54.1k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coffee 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21% of the children was living in poverty in Coffee County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 276 in Coffee County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 67.7% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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