What is the population of Walker County, Alabama?

The population of Walker County, Alabama is 63,619, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Walker County, Alabama?

The median household income in Walker County, Alabama is $54,035, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Walker County, Alabama is $157,098, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Walker County, Alabama is 4.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Population	63,619	5,021,982	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	79.1	95.9	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.15%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	42.0	37.9	37.1
Households	24,843	1,968,535	128,459,983

Year	Walker County

Group	Share

Walker County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$54,035	$62,318	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.43%	4.84%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$157,098	$158,589	$242,182
Median rent	$742	$962	$1,342
Homeownership rate	77.5%	69.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	25.7	22.0	22.5
Work from home	3.4%	7.8%	13.4%

Walker County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	24.9%	31.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.50	2.54

Walker County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Walker County	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	71.4	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	23.4%	23.4%	16.3%
Smokers	24.0%	22.1%	19.0%