Sheffield is a city located in Colbert County Alabama. Sheffield has a 2020 population of 9,475. Sheffield is currently growing at a rate of 0.38% annually and its population has increased by 0.77% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 9,403 in 2010.
The average household income in Sheffield is $53,266 with a poverty rate of 23.31%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $695 per month, and the median house value is $100,500. The median age in Sheffield is 44.9 years, 41.8 years for males, and 46.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Sheffieldwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 6,611 | 74.07% |
Black or African American | 2,064 | 23.13% |
Asian | 6 | 0.07% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 40 | 0.45% |
Some Other Race | 26 | 0.29% |
Two or More Races | 178 | 1.99% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 4,118 | 2.16 | 57.6 |
Married | 1,253 | 2.94 | 73 |
Male | 210 | 3.62 | 59.5 |
Female | 500 | 3.88 | 41.6 |
Non Family | 2,155 | 1.17 | 52.2 |
3.2
Average Family Size
2.16
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 294 | 4.64% |
9th to 12th Grade | 743 | 11.73% |
High School Graduate | 2,142 | 33.81% |
Some College | 1,607 | 25.36% |
Associates Degree | 490 | 7.73% |
Bachelors Degree | 659 | 10.40% |
Graduate Degree | 401 | 6.33% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 4,989 | 4,334 | 954 |
Black | 1,118 | 806 | 106 |
Asian | 6 | 6 | |
Islander | 40 | 40 | |
2+ Races | 126 | 95 | |
Hispanic | 57 | 18 | |
Other Race | 26 | 2 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 19.12%.
$30,220
Average Earnings
$40,965
Average Male
$24,425
Average Female
97.98% of Sheffield residents speak only English, while 2.02% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1.49% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Multiple | 177 | 125 | 70.62% |
Black | 2,032 | 918 | 45.18% |
Hispanic | 90 | 19 | 21.11% |
White | 6,533 | 1,006 | 15.40% |
Other | 19 | NaN% |
23.31%
Overall Poverty Rate
22.32%
Male Poverty Rate
24.26%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Sheffield is Multiple, with 70.62% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Sheffield is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.47%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.68%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 33.37%.
37.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
40.2%
Male Marriage Rate
34.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 424 | 7.66% |
Black | 49 | 3.47% |
Asian | 6 | 100.00% |
Hispanic | 11 | 19.30% |
10.86%
Veteran Poverty Rate
34.66%
Veteran Disability Rate
50.3%
Labor Force Participation
47.6%
Employment Rate
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
77.21%
Born in Sheffield
99.09%
Native Born
0.91%
Foreign Born
0.47%
Non Citizen
0.44%
Naturalized
99.09% of Sheffield residents were born in the United States, with 77.21% having been born in Alabama. 0.47% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,731 | 0.00% | |
1900 | 3,333 | 602 | 2.01% |
1910 | 4,865 | 1,532 | 3.85% |
1920 | 6,682 | 1,817 | 3.22% |
1930 | 6,221 | -461 | -0.71% |
1940 | 7,933 | 1,712 | 2.46% |
1950 | 10,767 | 2,834 | 3.10% |
1960 | 13,491 | 2,724 | 2.28% |
1970 | 13,115 | -376 | -0.28% |
1980 | 11,903 | -1,212 | -0.96% |
1990 | 10,380 | -1,523 | -1.36% |
2000 | 9,652 | -728 | -0.72% |
2010 | 9,039 | -613 | -0.65% |
2011 | 9,075 | 36 | 0.40% |
2012 | 9,111 | 36 | 0.40% |
2013 | 9,147 | 36 | 0.40% |
2014 | 9,183 | 36 | 0.39% |
2015 | 9,219 | 36 | 0.39% |
2016 | 9,255 | 36 | 0.39% |
2017 | 9,291 | 36 | 0.39% |
2018 | 9,327 | 36 | 0.39% |
2019 | 9,363 | 36 | 0.39% |
2020 | 9,403 | 40 | 0.43% |
2021 | 9,439 | 36 | 0.38% |
2022 | 9,475 | 36 | 0.38% |