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Coffee County, AL: population growth, jobs and income

Coffee County gained 471 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.8%).

Coffee County had an estimated 56,953 residents in 2025, up 6.3% (3,382 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Alabama as a whole (+3.2%), and the 9th fastest growth of 67 counties in Alabama.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,018/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes14.9%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months1892025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 351 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 15,245 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +15.3% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 2.7% in 2025, 0.2 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 198 new homes in 2025, or 3.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $68,353 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +20.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 464th.

Part of the Enterprise, AL micro area.

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Coffee County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202556,953+471
202456,482+741
202355,741+923
202254,818+622
202154,196+625
202053,571–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Coffee County

Coffee County grew by 3,382 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+2,486).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+39+97
International migrationfrom and to other countries+84+778
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+351+2,486
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−3+21
Total change+471+3,382

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn AlabamaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth9th of 67464th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18th of 67916th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth6th of 67358th of 3,092
Median household income9th of 671,301st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate19th of 67180th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents11th of 67965th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Coffee County grew faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties (+6.3%, 2020–25).

Its median household income ($68,353, 2020–24) is higher than in all 5 of its neighbouring counties.

Coffee County, AL and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Coffee County, AL This county56,953+6.3%6.23.5$68,353
Geneva County, AL27,554+3.2%11.80.7$52,771
Dale County, AL49,912+1.3%−3.10.6$54,963
Pike County, AL33,688+2.4%11.40.8$48,677
Crenshaw County, AL13,175+0.0%2.00.3$48,560
Covington County, AL37,947+1.2%3.50.3$52,456

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Coffee County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 6.3% between 2020 and 2025, about 3,382 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Alabama as a whole changed +3.2% over the same years. That ranks 9th of 67 counties in Alabama for population growth.

How many people moved to Coffee County?

On net, about 351 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Coffee County?

It averaged 2.7% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Coffee County?

About 56,953 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Coffee County?

Private employers there had 15,245 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +15.3% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Alabama

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.