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County: Coffee County
State: Alabama
FIPS Code: 1031

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
0.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
40
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
301,922
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 1.01 Other
40
% Water: 0.2
Mean Jan. Temp: 51
Mean July Temp: 81
Topography: Irregular Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
Economic Type: Manufacturing
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 34,872 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 38,533 10.5% 1.0% 9.5%
1990: 40,240 4.4% -2.0% 6.5%
2000: 43,615 8.4% 4.2% 4.2%
2005: 45,567 4.5% 3.2% 1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
32,971 75.6% 0-to-19:
11,964 27.4%
Black:
7,950 18.2% 20-to-39:
11,622 26.6%
Hispanic:
1,183 2.7% 40-to-59:
11,787 27.0%
American Indian:
386 0.9% 60-plus:
8,242 18.9%
Other:
1,125 2.6%
Median Age: 37.2
Population Density (persons per square mile): 64.2
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 73.2%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 19.3%
Median Family Income: $39,664
Families Below Poverty Line: 11.3%
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