Pell City, AL Population

Overview

12,923

Total Population

39.1

Median age

52.66%

Female population %

89.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

157

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pell City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pell City is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pell City's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pell City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pell City, 19.19% were under the age of 15, 18.73% aged 15 to 29, 43.74% aged 30 to 64, 16.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 687 more females than males in Pell City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.66% females and 47.34% males in Pell City, AL.
The Pell City, AL gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 550.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 557.

Pell City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pell City population: 82.42% are White, 13.27% are Black or African American, 2.07% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.60% are some other race and 1.53% are multiracial.
Pell City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 157 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,766 (98.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pell City is White with a population of 10,651 (82.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,071 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Pell City's population increased by 2,955 (30.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pell City's population increased by 240 (1.88%), 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, Pell City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,796.