Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County has a population of 10,172 and has shrunk 8.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $98,800, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $40,640.

Home price
$98,800
Income
$40,640
Population
10,172
Unemployment
11.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$98,800county
Median gross rent$745county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$843county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$656county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,079county
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$40,640county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate28.2%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate11.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government22.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.6%county
Economic output per resident$46,461county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.32%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 time28.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport193746county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 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 station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.4%county
Traffic deaths49.2county
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 higher12.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1147county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible84.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year37.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year33.7%county
Frequent mental distress21.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes23.1%county

Place

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

Population10,172county
Land area in square miles888county
People per square mile of land11.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.4%county
Population change since 2020-8.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.7%county
Share of households that are one person37.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages0.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents585county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-18county
Households that moved in158county
Households that moved away230county
Average income of arriving households$39,994county
Average income of departing households$42,661county
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 temperature66.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F89 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing37 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days256 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 6county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,111 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.3%county
Homes heated by propane18.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband78.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.3county
Landslide risk56.6county
Hail risk14.9county
Earthquake risk50.8county
Tornado risk54.1county
Tropical cyclone risk76.4county
Extreme heat risk44.8county
Winter weather risk4.1county
Strong wind risk24.2county
Wildfire risk45.7county

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 Wilcox 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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