Population 224 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Choctaw Bluff
Household size in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.79 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.85 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.29 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.50 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Choctaw Bluff are small: just 2.29 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.79 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.5 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Choctaw Bluff is 37.8 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Choctaw Bluff as they are nationally: 10.7%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Alabama as a whole (12.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Choctaw Bluff
Renters in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.4% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.4% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 33.0% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +22.5 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Choctaw Bluff rent their homes (33.0%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Alabama overall (29.8%). Among homeowners, 70.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.8% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.4% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 38.2% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 35.3% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 35.3% of the housing in Choctaw Bluff, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Choctaw Bluff was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $712 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $769 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $572 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $820 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$108 | +$375 | +$606 |
The median renter in Choctaw Bluff pays $820 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 30.0% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Choctaw Bluff
Bachelor's degrees in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 1.2% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Choctaw Bluff: 7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 59.2% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 63.1% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 64.0% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 65.7% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a third of adults in Choctaw Bluff never finished high school, well above the national share: only 65.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Choctaw Bluff
| Period | Choctaw Bluff | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 25.6% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.7% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.9 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Choctaw Bluff is close to the national rate: 5.7% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Alabama overall (4.9%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Choctaw Bluff compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw Bluff | 2.29 | 37.8 | 10.7% | 33.0% | 35.3% | 1983 | $820 | 7.7% | 65.7% | 5.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 2.34 | 56.7 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 43.7% | 1980 | $666 | 6.9% | 78.1% | 0.0% |
| Gainestown | 2.53 | 40.2 | 13.0% | 41.0% | 36.0% | 1982 | $816 | 8.9% | 74.5% | 10.8% |
| Walker Springs | 2.62 | 36.9 | 13.8% | 30.8% | 25.1% | 1983 | $839 | 12.1% | 75.6% | 5.3% |
| Prestwick | 2.46 | 37.6 | 13.9% | 30.7% | 33.4% | 1981 | $811 | 11.2% | 75.7% | 6.0% |
| Jackson | 2.77 | 41.3 | 17.3% | 32.0% | 21.8% | 1980 | $680 | 18.9% | 87.3% | 17.2% |
| Carlton | 2.97 | 35.2 | 17.0% | 31.5% | 19.2% | 1982 | $858 | 17.3% | 86.5% | 3.9% |
| Cortelyou | 2.85 | 37.2 | 21.1% | 24.7% | 29.2% | 1975 | $791 | 19.2% | 98.7% | 6.6% |
| Leroy | 2.65 | 43.2 | 13.0% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 1982 | $788 | 23.1% | 97.6% | 8.7% |
| Uriah | 2.51 | 52.3 | 7.0% | 5.6% | 37.1% | 1986 | $669 | 8.0% | 86.6% | 3.3% |
| Sunflower | 2.81 | 37.3 | 20.6% | 22.8% | 30.2% | 1976 | $779 | 18.2% | 95.8% | 6.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Choctaw Bluff. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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