Chambers County, AL Population

Overview

34,834

Total Population

42.0

Median age

51.99%

Female population %

92.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

946

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chambers County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chambers County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chambers County's population under 18 was 20.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chambers County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chambers County, 17.35% were under the age of 15, 18.22% aged 15 to 29, 44.83% aged 30 to 64, 18.20% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,384 more females than males in Chambers County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.99% females and 48.01% males in Chambers County, AL.
The Chambers County, AL gender ratio is 92.4:100 i.e. 92.4 men to 100 women (0.924).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,338.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,457.

Chambers County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chambers County population: 56.92% are White, 40.12% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.03% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.53% are some other race and 1.18% are multiracial.
Chambers County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 946 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 33,888 (97.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chambers County is White with a population of 19,827 (56.92% of the total population).

Chambers County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 36,552 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chambers County's population decreased by 2,447 (6.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chambers County's population increased by 540 (1.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chambers County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 33,244.