Pickens County, AL

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2023 Population

18,843

0.433% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

0.932% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

22.6%

1.06% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$47,014

3.69% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$123,300

2.92% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,874

1.02% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Pickens County, AL had a population of 18.8k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $47,014. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pickens County, AL declined from 18,925 to 18,843, a −0.433% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,339 to $47,014, a 3.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pickens County, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (39.1%), White (Hispanic) (5.03%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (1.43%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.531%).

None of the households in Pickens County, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Pickens County, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pickens County, AL was $123,300, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Pickens County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34 minutes. The average car ownership in Pickens County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Pickens County, AL borders Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Lowndes County, MS, and Noxubee County, MS.

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Population & Diversity

Pickens County, AL is home to a population of 18.8k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.31% of Pickens County, AL residents were born outside of the country (812 people).

In 2023, there were 1.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10k people) in Pickens County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 947 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

96.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.6% of Pickens County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pickens County, AL was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pickens County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10k ± 9
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.38k ± 153
White (Hispanic)
947 ± 125

5.77%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

5.77% of the people in Pickens County, AL are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pickens 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
52,201 ± 5,580 people
Guatemala
19,759 ± 3,444 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

4.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

812 people

4.13%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

781 people

As of 2023, 4.31% of Pickens County, AL residents (812 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pickens County, AL was 4.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
453 ± 126
Gulf War (2001-)
171 ± 79
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 55

Pickens County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.65 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pickens County, AL employs 6.87k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Pickens County, AL were Manufacturing (1,640 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people), and Construction (636 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($66,607), Utilities ($62,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,179).

Employment

Occupations

6.87k

2023 Value

± 538

−1.02%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pickens County, AL declined at a rate of −1.02%, from 6.95k employees to 6.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pickens County, AL, are Production Occupations (871 people), Management Occupations (701 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (650 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pickens 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

6.87k

2023 Value

± 538

−1.02%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pickens County, AL declined at a rate of −1.02%, from 6.95k employees to 6.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pickens County, AL, are Manufacturing (1,640 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people), and Construction (636 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pickens County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pickens County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,721

Median earning men ± $4,171

$32,408

Median earning women ± $5,141

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,519), Public Administration ($60,517), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,605).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($58,424), Public Administration ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($38,045).

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

29
Retail Trade
19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15
Construction

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

$30.8k
Manufacturing
$23.1k
Construction
$16.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

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 Pickens County, 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

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

Measure

In 2023, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% 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 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (906k), and Bachelors Degree (626k).

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 Pickens County, AL was $123,300 in 2023, which is 0.406 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $119,800 to $123,300, a 2.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Pickens County, AL is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Pickens County, AL have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pickens County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pickens County, AL is $47,014. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pickens County, AL was Census Tract 502, Pickens County, AL with a value of $63,750, followed by Census Tract 500, Pickens County, AL and Census Tract 501, Pickens County, AL, with respective values of $52,519 and $41,302.

In 2024, 10.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.93%.

Housing

Property

$123,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,032

$5,240

Median Property Taxes

±$403

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

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

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2023

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.4% of the housing units in Pickens County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 502, Pickens County, AL
Census Tract 500, Pickens County, AL
Census Tract 501, Pickens County, AL

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pickens County, AL was Census Tract 502, Pickens County, AL with a value of $63,750, followed by Census Tract 500, Pickens County, AL and Census Tract 501, Pickens County, AL, with respective values of $52,519 and $41,302.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pickens County, 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.

$47,014

Median Household Income

± $3,955

6.95k

Number of Households

± 504

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.95k households in Pickens County, AL grew to $47,014 from the previous year's value of $45,339.

The following chart displays the households in Pickens 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pickens County, 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.

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 (88.5%)
Carpooled (5.07%)
Worked At Home (4.99%)

In 2023, 88.5% of workers in Pickens County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.07%) and those who worked at home (4.99%).

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

34 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pickens County, AL have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.25% of the workforce in Pickens County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 10.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.93%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

22.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pickens County, AL (3.88k out of 17.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pickens County, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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 2024, 30.3% of the children was living in poverty in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.8%.

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
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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 166 in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 70.7 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

91.1% of the population of Pickens County, AL has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pickens County, AL see 2,686 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.02% decrease from the previous year (2,828 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4674 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2077 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,686 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pickens County, AL

Primary care physicians in Pickens County, AL see an average of 2,686 patients per year. This represents a 5.02% decrease from the previous year (2,828 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.89%

Uninsured

37.2%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pickens County, AL grew by 4.08% from 8.54% to 8.89%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 88.3 in Pickens County, AL.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, 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 44.9% in Pickens County, AL.

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