Owens Cross Roads, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

2,826

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.1

1.26% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.1%

1.57% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,188

16.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$227,000

Population & Diversity

Owens Cross Roads, AL is home to a population of 2.83k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.72% of Owens Cross Roads, AL residents were born outside of the country (105 people).

In 2024, there were 9.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.25k people) in Owens Cross Roads, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Owens Cross Roads, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Owens Cross Roads, AL was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Owens Cross Roads, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.25k ± 251
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
242 ± 193
Other (Hispanic)
147 ± 135

5.2%

Hispanic Population

147 people

5.2% of the people in Owens Cross Roads, AL are hispanic (147 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

3.72%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

2.88%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

77 people

As of 2024, 3.72% of Owens Cross Roads, AL residents (105 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 Owens Cross Roads, AL was 2.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 70
Vietnam
44 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 24

Owens Cross Roads, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Owens Cross Roads, AL.

Economy

The economy of Owens Cross Roads, AL employs 1.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Owens Cross Roads, AL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (251 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (220 people), and Construction (114 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,284), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($78,333), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,333).

Employment

Occupations

1.21k

2024 Value

± 186

0.332%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Owens Cross Roads, AL grew at a rate of 0.332%, from 1.21k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Owens Cross Roads, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (116 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Owens Cross Roads, 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

1.21k

2024 Value

± 186

0.332%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Owens Cross Roads, AL grew at a rate of 0.332%, from 1.21k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Owens Cross Roads, AL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (251 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (220 people), and Construction (114 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Owens Cross Roads, AL, though some of these residents may live in Owens Cross Roads, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,042

Median earning men ± $13,509

$39,375

Median earning women ± $7,231

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($99,028), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($93,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,583), Public Administration ($64,079), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Owens Cross Roads, AL was $227,000 in 2024, which is 0.682 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $206,100 to $227,000, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Owens Cross Roads, AL is 84.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Owens Cross Roads, AL have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Owens Cross Roads, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,600

$816

Median Property Taxes

±$135

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 Owens Cross Roads, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.6% of the housing units in Owens Cross Roads, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Owens Cross Roads, 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.

$86,188

Median Household Income

± $20,078

965

Number of Households

± 171

In 2024, the median household income of the 965 households in Owens Cross Roads, AL grew to $86,188 from the previous year's value of $73,708.

The following chart displays the households in Owens Cross Roads, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Owens Cross Roads, 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 (73.9%)
Worked At Home (17.4%)
Carpooled (7.69%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Owens Cross Roads, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.69%).

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

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Owens Cross Roads, AL have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.304% of the workforce in Owens Cross Roads, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Owens Cross Roads, AL (279 out of 2.75k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Owens Cross Roads, AL is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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.

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