Choctaw County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Choctaw County is 2nd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Choctaw County is 2nd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Choctaw County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in People per household

Choctaw County is 13th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Choctaw County is 13th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Choctaw County is 16th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Choctaw County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	13,633	58th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	913.5	13th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	15.2	63rd	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	61st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	53rd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.6%	2nd	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.6%	51st	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.5%	55th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	55.9%	49th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	43.2%	16th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	60th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	61st	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	61st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.5%	67th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	66th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.5%	49th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	52.3%	13th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	60th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	7,166	56th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.8%	65th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	5,165	59th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	84.8%	2nd	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$61,400	66th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	11th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	58th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$18,201	52nd	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$32,188	49th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.5%	26th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	264	52nd	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,754	55th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,102	54th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$84,633	56th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,969	50th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$11,345	47th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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