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  • FIPS 01127
  • Largest town: Jasper

Walker County, Alabama

Walker County had 65,260 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 791.0 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 67 in Alabama by population and 20th by land area.

Population
65,260
#21 of 67 in Alabama · #840 in US
Area
791.0 sq mi
#20 of 67 in Alabama · #1,088 in US
Density
83 / sq mi
#27 of 67 in Alabama · #1,050 in US
Median household income
$57,950
#25 of 67 in Alabama · #2,034 in US

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

Walker County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Walker County population, land area and income

Walker County had 65,260 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 791.0 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 67 in Alabama by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 82.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Walker County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,950 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

65,260

3144th1st

840th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

791 sq mi

3144th1st

1088th of 3,144 (US)

Density

82.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1050th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,950

3143rd1st

2034th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

65,260

67th1st

21st of 67 (AL)

Land area

791 sq mi

67th1st

20th of 67 (AL)

Density

82.5 / sq mi

67th1st

27th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$57,950

67th1st

25th of 67 (AL)

How Walker County's population changed since 2020

Walker County gained 119 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 35th 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, Walker County recorded 3,383 births and 5,033 deaths, a natural change of -1,650. Net international migration added +322 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,218. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,650 people.

65.1k202064.6k202164.4k202264.8k202365.3k2024
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
3,383
Deaths
5,033
Net international migration
+322
Net domestic migration
+1,218
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+415

Where Walker County is

The Census internal point of Walker County is at 33.791600, -87.301100. 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 Walker 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: Walker County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.791600, -87.301100
DMS
33°47'29.76"N 87°18'3.96"W
UTM
16N 472126.3E 3739090.1N
Geohash
dn1bjrt62
Plus code
865JQMRX+JH

Towns in Walker County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Walker County, 22,677 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Walker County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jasper with 14,561.

  1. 01Jasper14,561
  2. 02Sumiton (part)2,471
  3. 03Dora2,242
  4. 04Carbon Hill1,723
  5. 05Cordova1,680
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Walker County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Walker County. The most populous is Jefferson County, AL, with 664,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 113.6 miles SSE of Walker County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 34.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jasper, AL (population 14,561), 4.5 miles away.

Walker County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Walker County is 01127: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 127. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,950.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Walker County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 65,260. That is up 119 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,141.

What is the FIPS code of Walker County?

01127. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (127) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Walker County?

Jasper, with 14,561 residents inside Walker County in 2024.

Which counties border Walker County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, AL; Tuscaloosa County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Blount County, AL; Marion County, AL; Winston County, AL; Fayette 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.