Bullock County, Alabama

Bullock County has a population of 10,058 and has shrunk 5.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $81,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $31,310.

Home price
$81,700
Income
$31,310
Population
10,058
Unemployment
7.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$81,700county
Median gross rent$556county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198038.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile43.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$776county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$708county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$930county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$31,310county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate33.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.1%county
Unemployment rate7.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.7%county
Economic output per resident$37,325county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.41%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport193746county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station106 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.0%county
Traffic deaths79.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher8.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher74.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1327county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible85.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year42.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year39.8%county
Frequent mental distress21.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity41.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes22.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,058county
Land area in square miles623county
People per square mile of land16.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.4%county
Population change since 2020-5.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person38.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages5.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents415county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in150county
Households that moved away188county
Average income of arriving households$40,340county
Average income of departing households$44,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing39 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$177county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.9%county
Homes heated by propane18.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband68.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk20.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.0county
Landslide risk40.8county
Hail risk24.0county
Earthquake risk45.5county
Tornado risk56.7county
Tropical cyclone risk76.2county
Extreme heat risk50.0county
Winter weather risk3.8county
Strong wind risk52.4county
Wildfire risk46.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bullock County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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