Pell City, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

13,587

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

4.48% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.8%

33.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,638

6.03% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$249,600

Population & Diversity

Pell City, AL is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.73% of Pell City, AL residents were born outside of the country (235 people).

In 2024, there were 4.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Pell City, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.51k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 223 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Pell City, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pell City, AL was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pell City, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 482
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.51k ± 490
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
223 ± 145

2.22%

Hispanic Population

302 people

2.22% of the people in Pell City, AL are hispanic (302 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pell City, 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

1.73%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

235 people

3.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

419 people

As of 2024, 1.73% of Pell City, AL residents (235 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 Pell City, AL was 3.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
223 ± 170
Korea
191 ± 190
Vietnam
159 ± 75

Pell City, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pell City, AL.

Economy

The economy of Pell City, AL employs 6.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pell City, AL were Manufacturing (1,104 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (973 people), and Retail Trade (708 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($138,693), Finance & Insurance ($101,118), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,580).

Employment

Occupations

6.1k

2024 Value

± 656

−0.974%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pell City, AL declined at a rate of −0.974%, from 6.16k employees to 6.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pell City, AL, are Production Occupations (698 people), Sales & Related Occupations (667 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (640 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pell City, 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

6.1k

2024 Value

± 656

−0.974%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pell City, AL declined at a rate of −0.974%, from 6.16k employees to 6.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pell City, AL, are Manufacturing (1,104 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (973 people), and Retail Trade (708 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pell City, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pell City, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,651

Median earning men ± $7,753

$35,200

Median earning women ± $3,582

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,587), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,569), and Public Administration ($80,136).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,971), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,019), and Manufacturing ($39,650).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pell City, AL was $249,600 in 2024, which is 0.75 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,100 to $249,600, a 4.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Pell City, AL is 68%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pell City, AL have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pell City, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$249,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,607

$3,507

Median Property Taxes

±$436

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

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

Rent vs Own

68%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68% of the housing units in Pell City, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pell City, 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.

$68,638

Median Household Income

± $8,261

5.16k

Number of Households

± 562

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.16k households in Pell City, AL declined from $68,638 from the previous year's value of $73,043.

The following chart displays the households in Pell City, 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 Pell City, 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 (84.3%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (4.93%)

In 2024, 84.3% of workers in Pell City, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (4.93%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pell City, AL have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.35% of the workforce in Pell City, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pell City, AL (2.76k out of 13.3k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pell City, 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

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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