Marengo County, AL Demographic Data
Marengo County, AL Summary
Marengo County is located in Alabama
- Population: 20,681
- Area: 982.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 976.88 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 21.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 178.48 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marengo County, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,633
53%
50.8
Male
9,433
47%
49.2
Total Population
20,066
323,128,000
Marengo County, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,201
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,026
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,565
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,325
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,270
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,159
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,330
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,684
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,416
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,350
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,051
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,339
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
350
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,434
76.9%
77.2
Female
8,307
53.8%
51.3
Male
7,127
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,606
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,498
22.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,740
18.6%
15.2
Female
2,126
56.8%
55.8
Male
1,614
43.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Marengo County, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,997
99.7%
96.8
White
9,167
45.7%
72.6
Black or African American
10,587
52.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
50
0.2%
0.8
Asian
43
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
41
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
150
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
69
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
190
0.9%
17.8
Mexican
109
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
81
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,876
99.1%
82.2
Marengo County, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
888
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,320
9.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,505
40.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,825
20.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,118
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,414
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
609
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,208
16.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,471
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,023
14.8%
31.2
Marengo County, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,392
33.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,599
40.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,116
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
450
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,717
10.6
5.8%
Marengo County, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,585
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
280
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
223
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Marengo County, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,648
20.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
569
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,335
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,079
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
923
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,096
13.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
574
7.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
637
7.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
196
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
92
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
30,713
57,617
Per capita income
20,359
31,128
Marengo County, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
268
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
344
5.2%
9.8
Construction
260
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,697
25.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
245
3.7%
6.6
Information
104
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,165
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
375
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
285
4.3%
11.4
Public administration
349
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
775
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
646
9.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
123
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
834
12.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,769
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,437
21.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,364
20.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,232
18.6%
18.1%
Marengo County, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,554
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,580
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
522
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
31
0.5%
5.1
Walked
92
1.4%
2.7
Other means
144
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
185
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Marengo County, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,023
12.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,982
36.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,790
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,354
16.6%
21.0
Marengo County, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,149
79.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,683
69.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,466
30.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,059
20.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Marengo County, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,208
1 room
115
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
181
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
273
2.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,854
18.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,741
26.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,934
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,688
16.5%
12.0
8 rooms
728
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
694
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Marengo County, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,208
1-unit, detached
6,690
65.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
91
0.9%
5.9
2-units
181
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
200
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
382
3.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
72
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
183
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,392
23.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
17
0.2%
0.1
Marengo County, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
586
5.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
599
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
792
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,608
15.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,850
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,742
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,764
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,086
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
117
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
0.6%
1.4%
Marengo County, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,447
17.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,335
16.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,076
62.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
85
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
25
0.3%
0.1
Wood
132
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
46
0.6%
1.1
Marengo County, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,442
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
29
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
37
1.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
51
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
124
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
279
11.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
912
37.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,010
41.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
924
38.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
412
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
237
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
105
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
750
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Marengo County, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,885
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
1.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
107
5.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
839
44.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
919
48.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
581
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
511
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
285
17.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
276
16.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
123
7.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
155
9.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
139
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
701
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
787
0.0%
0.0%
Marengo County, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,683
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,599
28.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,458
25.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
855
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
724
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
582
10.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
288
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
137
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,900
205,000
