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Population Review

119th Congress · AL-3

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District (AL-3) has a population of 721,038. The median household income is $58,158 and the median age is 39.3.

721,038

Population

108

People / sq mi

$58,158

Median Income

39.3

Median Age

AL-3 covers 6,690 sq mi of land at 107.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White68.4%
Black or African American24.4%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.3%

Economy & Income

$58,158

Median Household Income

$31,365

Per Capita Income

12.1%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$175,000

Median Home Value

$865

Median Rent

71.6%

Homeownership

Education

86.7%

High School+

23.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District (AL-3) has a population of 721,038 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District is $58,158, with a per capita income of $31,365.

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District is 68.4% White, 24.4% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Alabama's 3rd Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.