Jemison, AL

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,796
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.4
5.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.49%
0.903% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$65,800
20.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$170,000
16.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,280
9.12% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jemison, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Jemison, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Jemison, AL was $170,000, and the homeownership rate was 79.5%.

Most people in Jemison, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Jemison, AL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Jemison, AL is home to a population of 2.8k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.68% of Jemison, AL residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 6.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jemison, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 359 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 96 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Jemison, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jemison, AL was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jemison, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.18k ± 285
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    359 ± 256
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    96 ± 91
4.76%
Hispanic Population
133 people

In 2024, there were 6.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jemison, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 359 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 96 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.76% of the people in Jemison, AL are hispanic (133 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.68%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
103 people
4.11%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
112 people

As of 2024, 3.68% of Jemison, AL residents (103 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 Jemison, AL was 4.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    37 ± 40
  2. Vietnam
    15 ± 24

Jemison, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jemison, AL employs 1.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jemison, AL were Retail Trade (201 people), Manufacturing (155 people), and Construction (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($108,472), Utilities ($85,650), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,333).

Occupations

1.28k
2024 Value
± 245
9.12%
1 Year growth
± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jemison, AL grew at a rate of 9.12%, from 1.17k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jemison, AL, are Material Moving Occupations (196 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (152 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (142 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jemison, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Employment by Industries

1.28k
2024 Value
± 245
9.12%
1 Year growth
± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jemison, AL grew at a rate of 9.12%, from 1.17k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jemison, AL, are Retail Trade (201 people), Manufacturing (155 people), and Construction (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jemison, AL, though some of these residents may live in Jemison, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,154
Median earning men ± $9,417
$35,962
Median earning women ± $5,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($108,194), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,650), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,679), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,563), and Retail Trade ($35,938).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

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.

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jemison, AL was $170,000 in 2024, which is 0.511 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,900 to $170,000, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Jemison, AL is 79.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jemison, AL have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jemison, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$170,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,677
$806
Median Property Taxes
±$163

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

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

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Rent vs Own

79.5%
Homeownership
2024
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.5% of the housing units in Jemison, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,800
Median Household Income
± $16,946
1.01k
Number of Households
± 206

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Jemison, AL grew to $65,800 from the previous year's value of $54,468.

The following chart displays the households in Jemison, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jemison, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.7%)
  2. Carpooled (12.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.48%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Jemison, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (6.48%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jemison, AL have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Jemison, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

9.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jemison, AL (265 out of 2.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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.

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Health

93.2% of the population of Jemison, AL has health coverage, with 55.5% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.8% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.76%
Uninsured
55.5%
Employer Coverage
14.2%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
0.25%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jemison, AL grew by 2.45% from 6.6% to 6.76%.

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