City in Colbert County, Alabama · 16.9 sq mi · 1,064 people per sq mi
About 18,000 people live in Muscle Shoals. The typical household earns $75,894, and the median resident is 38 years old.
2026 projection
From 16,374 in 2020
Poverty rate 12.8%
Men 38 · Women 37.9
1930–2026
17,944
2026 projection
9.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1930–2026
17,944
2026 projection
9.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 17,944 | +278 | 1.57% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,666 | +180 | 1.03% |
| 2024 | 17,486 | +227 | 1.32% |
| 2023 | 17,259 | +205 | 1.20% |
| 2022 | 17,054 | +351 | 2.10% |
| 2021 | 16,703 | +329 | 2.01% |
| 2020 | 16,374 | +1,740 | 11.89% |
| 2019 | 14,634 | +267 | 1.86% |
| 2018 | 14,367 | +251 | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 14,116 | +212 | 1.52% |
Showing 10 of 25 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 170 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 8 residents
47% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 47% | 53% | 42% |
| Never married | 26% | 22% | 30% |
| Divorced | 18% | 21% | 16% |
| Widowed | 8% | 4% | 12% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau