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Sylacauga Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Sylacauga Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

12,278

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
18.9%
18 - 24:
5.5%
25 - 34:
18.6%
35 - 54:
19.9%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
18.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
86.6%
86.6%
16.5%
16.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Sylacauga
USA
$25,806
$25,806
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Sylacauga
USA
$46,137
$46,137
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

22.5%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Finance
Public Service
Mining
28.0%
28.0%
13.1%
13.1%
12.8%
12.8%
7.2%
7.2%
6.8%
6.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
63.5%
63.5%
31.1%
31.1%
2.8%
2.8%
1.9%
1.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Haitian
French
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Italian
European
Swedish
Dutch
African
Welsh
British
Northern European
Polish
Czech
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
11.6%
11.6%
7.5%
7.5%
5.2%
5.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
French
Russian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
97.6%
97.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Sylacauga Residents

1.7%