Rogersville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,260

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.8

9.36% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.44%

13.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,127

4.69% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$185,800

Population & Diversity

Rogersville, AL is home to a population of 1.26k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.794% of Rogersville, AL residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 13.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Rogersville, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 64 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Rogersville, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rogersville, AL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rogersville, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.09k ± 292
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
79 ± 75
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
64 ± 64

0.556%

Hispanic Population

7 people

0.556% of the people in Rogersville, AL are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rogersville, 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

0.794%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

0.873%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.794% of Rogersville, AL residents (10 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 Rogersville, AL was 0.873%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 23
Vietnam
10 ± 24
Gulf War (2001-)
7 ± 16

Rogersville, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rogersville, AL employs 612 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rogersville, AL were Manufacturing (148 people), Transportation & Warehousing (96 people), and Wholesale Trade (70 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($176,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($146,719), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,469).

Employment

Occupations

612

2024 Value

± 184

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rogersville, AL grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 596 employees to 612 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rogersville, AL, are Production Occupations (83 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (82 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rogersville, 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

612

2024 Value

± 184

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rogersville, AL grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 596 employees to 612 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rogersville, AL, are Manufacturing (148 people), Transportation & Warehousing (96 people), and Wholesale Trade (70 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rogersville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Rogersville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,195

Median earning men ± $20,820

$35,000

Median earning women ± $32,237

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,685), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,192), and Manufacturing ($66,098).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,938), Manufacturing ($60,083), and Retail Trade ($33,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rogersville, AL was $185,800 in 2024, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,600 to $185,800, a 18.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Rogersville, AL is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rogersville, AL have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rogersville, AL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$185,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,000

$433

Median Property Taxes

±$137

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2024

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Rogersville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rogersville, 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.

$66,127

Median Household Income

± $5,735

584

Number of Households

± 146

In 2024, the median household income of the 584 households in Rogersville, AL grew to $66,127 from the previous year's value of $63,164.

The following chart displays the households in Rogersville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rogersville, 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 (88.4%)
Worked At Home (9.84%)
Carpooled (1.8%)

In 2024, 88.4% of workers in Rogersville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.84%) and those who carpooled to work (1.8%).

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

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rogersville, AL have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.909% of the workforce in Rogersville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rogersville, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rogersville, AL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rogersville, AL (119 out of 1.26k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

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