Autauga County, AL
County Profile
59,947 residents. Safety, jobs, income, housing cost, climate and natural-hazard risk for Autauga County, AL.
Several figures AreaProfile publishes are measured by county and nowhere finer — death rates by intent among them. On this page those describe the geography they are printed on, which is not true of the city and ZIP pages that inherit them.
Unemployment is 3.6% and median household income $72,481, putting employment conditions in the middle range of published profiles.
207 housing units were authorized over the past twelve months, within 11% of the prior year — steady rather than turning.
Rent takes 21% of median household income here, below the 30% threshold conventionally called cost-burdened, and the median home is 2.9 times that income.
At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment of 3.6% is lower than 75% of the 1,255 measured US locations.
Employment fell 2.0% over the past year, to 27,568 employed residents.
29% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 74% of measured US locations.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$5,640 | $72,481 | Top 31%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$2,459 | $40,045 | Top 25%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per-capita personal income | $52,989 | Bottom 36%of 1,206 | 2023 |
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | Bottom 34%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute | 29.2 min | Top 28%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.1% | Top 26%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Employment | 27,568 | Bottom 36%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years) | 1.6% | Top 34%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year) | -2.0% | Bottom 19%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Labor force | 28,603 | Bottom 36%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Labor force participation | 58.5% | Bottom 49%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment change (year over year) | 1.0% | Top 5%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | Bottom 25%of 1,255 | June 2026 |
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 7,410 | $45,380 |
| Retail Salespersons | 4,720 | $29,650 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 4,060 | $40,260 |
| Registered Nurses | 3,990 | $79,570 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 3,780 | $34,370 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 3,510 | $37,370 |
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Schools
How it’s calculated →There are 17.5 students for every full-time teacher, more than in most measured places.
| School | District | Students | Per teacher | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prattville High School | Autauga County | 1,844 | 21.0 | — | — |
| Daniel Pratt Elementary School | Autauga County | 1,035 | 17.3 | — | — |
| Pine Level Elementary School | Autauga County | 949 | 16.6 | — | — |
| Prattville Junior High School | Autauga County | 928 | 18.2 | — | — |
| Marbury High School | Autauga County | 626 | 18.4 | — | — |
| Billingsley High School | Autauga County | 586 | 15.0 | — | — |
| Prattville Elementary School | Autauga County | 546 | 18.8 | — | — |
| Prattville Primary School | Autauga County | 544 | 13.6 | — | — |
| Prattville Intermediate School | Autauga County | 518 | 17.9 | — | — |
| Marbury Middle School | Autauga County | 422 | 17.6 | — | — |
| Prattville Kindergarten School | Autauga County | 408 | 15.7 | — | — |
| Autaugaville School | Autauga County | 255 | 14.2 | — | — |
45.3% of students here are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That describes the circumstances families arrive with rather than how the schools perform, which is why AreaProfile shows it and does not score it.
Public schools only, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Schools are placed by ZIP code, so this is which schools are in this place rather than which one a particular address is zoned for — district boundaries do not follow municipal ones, and enrollment zones change. Fully virtual schools are excluded: they enroll students from across the state while reporting one administrative address, and counting them here would describe a school population this place does not have. The assessment covers grades 3 through 8, so a high school shows no proficiency figure — a dash in those columns means the test was not given at that school, not that it performed badly. Proficiency is measured against Alabama’s own standard, so it compares cleanly within the state and only broadly against other states; AreaProfile therefore ranks it within state. The directory is current, while the proficiency figures are from the last school year with national coverage before the pandemic interrupted testing.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated →Median rent of $1,263 takes 21% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.
A median home costs 2.9 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income | 2.86 | Bottom 45%of 3,219 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 77.1% | Top 36%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±34 | 25,039 | Top 30%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$86 | $1,263 | Top 14%of 3,216 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$7,252 | $207,200 | Top 41%of 3,219 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income | 20.9% | Top 16%of 3,216 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate | 8.5% | Bottom 22%of 3,222 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated →An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
Population has grown 4% since 2020, reaching 61,464 in 2024.
New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.
At 3.5 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US locations.
Weather & climate
6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 94°F and January a low of 37°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 51.2 inches.
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation | 51.2" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 37°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high | 94°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing | 35°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, tornado and heat wave.
Low or minimal exposure: lightning, strong wind, wildfire, drought, hail, ice storm, winter weather.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA National Risk Index county record. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
What this profile does not cover
Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.
- Reported crime
- Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
- Taxes
- Taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Cost of living now is — the index above is the Bureau of Economic Analysis price parity for this area — but it is a price level for all consumption rather than a budget for a household, its spread is driven mostly by housing, and it excludes taxes. Housing affordability is computed separately from rent, price and income, because that answers a narrower and more actionable question. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
- Anything about a specific address
- Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.
Access
2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 22 miles away.
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Rgnl (Dannelly Fld) | MGM | 22 mi | 9,020 ft |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl | BHM | 72 mi | 12,007 ft |
| Dothan Rgnl | DHN | 109 mi | 8,500 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle | 28-day NASR cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) | Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals | Every ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period) |
| Income | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional price parities and county personal income | 2023 | Annually, each December |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | June 2026 | Monthly |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 | Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate | Annual (vintage released each spring) |
| Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year | Annual (5-year estimates released each December) |
| safety | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Provisional county-level mortality by intent | April, 2025 to March, 2026 | Quarterly, with a rolling twelve-month window alongside complete calendar years |
| schools | U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments | 2024-25 school year | Directory annually; assessment results as EDFacts releases them |
Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.