Alabama

Walker County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
88.3%
African
6%
Other
5.7%

Compared with Alabama and the United States

Walker Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricWalker CountyAlabamaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White88.3%62.4%58%
Black or African American6%25.4%—
Hispanic2.6%6.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.5%—
Indian0.2%0.4%—
East Asian0.2%0.6%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Walker County next to Alabama and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricWalker CountyAlabamaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—88.8 (−11.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—61.8 (−38.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$56,509$63,999$80,734
Median home value$135,900$209,900$332,700
Home price to income2.4×3.3×4.1×
Median gross rent$756/mo$1,007/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income16.1%18.9%21.0%