Pennington, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population

536

14.6% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.4

1.03% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

10.8%

17.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$28,186

0.621% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$81,500

4.62% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

146

21.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Pennington, AL had a population of 536 people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $28,186. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pennington, AL declined from 628 to 536, a −14.6% decrease and its median household income declined from $28,362 to $28,186, a −0.621% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pennington, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (50%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (50%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Pennington, 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.

100% of the residents in Pennington, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pennington, AL was $81,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Pennington, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pennington, AL was 2 cars per household.

United States Alabama Choctaw County, AL Southwest Alabama PUMA, AL

Population & Diversity

Pennington, AL is home to a population of 536 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Pennington, AL residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (268 people) in Pennington, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 268 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Pennington, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pennington, AL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pennington, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
268 ± 198
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
268 ± 130
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pennington, 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
45,935 ± 5,238 people
Guatemala
15,043 ± 3,007 people
India
10,012 ± 2,454 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 45,935 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 15,043 and India with 10,012.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18
Vietnam
0 ± 23

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

Economy

The economy of Pennington, AL employs 146 people. The largest industries in Pennington, AL are Public Administration (43 people), Construction (22 people), and Manufacturing (15 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,417), Retail Trade ($67,917), and Educational Services ($59,583).

Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

146

2023 Value

± 108

−21.1%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pennington, AL declined at a rate of −21.1%, from 185 employees to 146 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pennington, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (46 people), Production Occupations (34 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pennington, 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

146

2023 Value

± 108

−21.1%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pennington, AL declined at a rate of −21.1%, from 185 employees to 146 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pennington, AL, are Public Administration (43 people), Construction (22 people), and Manufacturing (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pennington, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pennington, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$112,619

Median earning men ± $119,929

$28,315

Median earning women ± $2,426

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,792) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,250).

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.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pennington, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

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 Pennington, AL was $81,500 in 2023, which is 0.269 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $77,900 to $81,500, a 4.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Pennington, AL is 73.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pennington, AL have an average commute time of 35.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pennington, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$81,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,928

$155

Median Property Taxes

±$81

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.1%

Homeownership

2023

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.1% of the housing units in Pennington, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Pennington, 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.

$28,186

Median Household Income

± $4,726

212

Number of Households

± 107

In 2023, the median household income of the 212 households in Pennington, AL declined from $28,186 from the previous year's value of $28,362.

The following chart displays the households in Pennington, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pennington, 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 2023

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (16.4%)
Motorcycle (2.05%)

In 2023, 80.8% of workers in Pennington, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.4%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (2.05%).

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

35.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pennington, AL have a longer commute time (35.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 14.5% of the workforce in Pennington, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pennington, AL (58 out of 536 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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

95.1% of the population of Pennington, AL has health coverage, with 50.4% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Choctaw County, AL see 2484 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (2518 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2089 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 12533 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,484 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Choctaw County, AL

Primary care physicians in Choctaw County, AL see an average of 2,484 patients per year. This represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (2,518 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.6% under 18 years, 5.04% between 18 and 34 years, 53.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 2.99% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.7% were men and 62.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.85%

Uninsured

50.4%

Employer Coverage

12.3%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pennington, AL declined by 29.2% from 6.85% to 4.85%.

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

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