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Coosa County, AL: population growth, jobs and income

Coosa County lost 123 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−1.2%).

Coosa County had an estimated 10,161 residents in 2025, down 1.7% (177 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Alabama as a whole (+3.2%), and the 49th fastest growth of 67 counties in Alabama.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$665/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes27.1%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • 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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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 20 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 1,341 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +26.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.0% in 2025, 0.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $57,355 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +31.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,396th.

Part of the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL micro area.

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Coosa County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202510,161−123
202410,284−5
202310,289−9
202210,298−48
202110,346+8
202010,338–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Coosa County

Coosa County lost 177 people since 2020 even though 299 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 466, and net international migration took away 9.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−98−466
International migrationfrom and to other countries−3−9
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−20+299
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−2−1
Total change−123−177

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 growth49th of 672,396th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents47th of 672,223rd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth2nd of 67110th of 3,092
Median household income27th of 672,278th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate30th of 67369th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents65th of 673,003rd 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

Coosa County lost population faster than all 6 of its neighbouring counties (−1.7%, 2020–25).

5 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Coosa County's $57,355 (2020–24).

Coosa County, AL and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Coosa County, AL This county10,161−1.7%−2.00.0$57,355
Elmore County, AL91,577+4.2%6.21.5$78,243
Chilton County, AL47,708+5.9%4.01.5$65,603
Tallapoosa County, AL40,953−0.8%5.55.6$59,356
Talladega County, AL81,603+0.3%4.12.4$57,776
Shelby County, AL238,552+6.5%7.25.5$97,961
Clay County, AL14,207−0.1%3.40.6$55,250

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 Coosa County growing?

No. Its population fell 1.7% between 2020 and 2025, about 177 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Alabama as a whole changed +3.2% over the same years. That ranks 49th of 67 counties in Alabama for population growth.

How many people moved to Coosa County?

On net, none in 2025: about 20 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Coosa County?

It averaged 3.0% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Coosa County?

About 10,161 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Coosa County?

Private employers there had 1,341 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +26.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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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.