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  • FIPS 01051
  • Largest town: Millbrook

Elmore County, Alabama

Elmore County had 91,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 618.5 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 67 in Alabama by population and 46th by land area.

Population
91,042
#18 of 67 in Alabama · #665 in US
Area
618.5 sq mi
#46 of 67 in Alabama · #1,557 in US
Density
147 / sq mi
#16 of 67 in Alabama · #704 in US
Median household income
$73,125
#6 of 67 in Alabama · #777 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Elmore County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Elmore County population, land area and income

Elmore County had 91,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 618.5 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 67 in Alabama by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 147.2 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Elmore County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,125 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

91,042

3144th1st

665th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

619 sq mi

3144th1st

1557th of 3,144 (US)

Density

147.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

704th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,125

3143rd1st

777th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

91,042

67th1st

18th of 67 (AL)

Land area

619 sq mi

67th1st

46th of 67 (AL)

Density

147.2 / sq mi

67th1st

16th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$73,125

67th1st

6th of 67 (AL)

How Elmore County's population changed since 2020

Elmore County gained 3,171 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.6%. That ranks 18th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Elmore County recorded 3,924 births and 4,207 deaths, a natural change of -283. Net international migration added +162 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,168. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,168 people.

87.9k202088.7k202189.6k202290.4k202391.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,924
Deaths
4,207
Net international migration
+162
Net domestic migration
+3,168
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+626

Where Elmore County is

The Census internal point of Elmore County is at 32.597200, -86.142700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Elmore County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Elmore County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.597200, -86.142700
DMS
32°35'49.92"N 86°08'33.72"W
UTM
16N 580448.6E 3606958.2N
Geohash
djf9ry0u3
Plus code
864MHVW4+VW

Towns in Elmore County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Elmore County, 35,423 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Elmore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Millbrook with 16,983.

  1. 01Millbrook (part)16,983
  2. 02Wetumpka7,667
  3. 03Tallassee (part)3,164
  4. 04Prattville (part)2,034
  5. 05Deatsville1,707
  6. 06Elmore1,356
  7. 07Coosada1,299
  8. 08Eclectic1,213
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Elmore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Elmore County. The most populous is Montgomery County, AL, with 225,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 17.8 miles SSW of Elmore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 18.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Millbrook, AL (population 17,392), 15.0 miles away.

Elmore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Elmore County is 01051: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,125.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Elmore County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 91,042. That is up 3,171 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 87,871.

What is the FIPS code of Elmore County?

01051. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Elmore County?

Millbrook, with 16,983 residents inside Elmore County in 2024 (17,392 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Elmore County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, AL; Autauga County, AL; Chilton County, AL; Tallapoosa County, AL; Macon County, AL; Coosa County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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