Pine Hill, Alabama

Pine Hill is a town in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1895. Per the 2020 census, the population was 758.

Pine Hill, Alabama
Town
Location of Pine Hill in Wilcox County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°59′11″N 87°35′32″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Wilcox
Area
• Total	3.82 sq mi (9.89 km2)
• Land	3.82 sq mi (9.89 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	112 ft (34 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	758
• Density	198.59/sq mi (76.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36769
Area code	334
FIPS code	01-60240
GNIS feature ID	0155204

Geography

Pine Hill is located at 31°59′11″N 87°35′32″W (31.986332, -87.592131).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	470		—
1920	375		−20.2%
1930	433		15.5%
1940	418		−3.5%
1950	408		−2.4%
1960	367		−10.0%
1970	697		89.9%
1980	510		−26.8%
1990	481		−5.7%
2000	966		100.8%
2010	975		0.9%
2020	758		−22.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

2020 census

Pine Hill town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	442	321	45.33%	42.35%
Black or African American alone (NH)	518	406	53.13%	53.56%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	5	0.41%	0.66%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	0.10%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	1	0	0.10%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	2	20	0.21%	2.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	6	0.72%	0.79%
Total	975	758	100.00%	100.00%

2000 Census

At the 2000 census there were 966 people, 391 households, and 272 families in the town. The population density was 249.2 inhabitants per square mile (96.2/km²). There were 443 housing units at an average density of 114.3 per square mile (44.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 49.90% Black or African American, 48.96% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 391 households 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 25.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.9% of households were one person and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median household income was $23,375 and the median family income was $32,813. Males had a median income of $32,368 versus $17,396 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,845. About 28.3% of families and 30.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.5% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The sole school district in the county is the Wilcox County School District. The sole comprehensive high school of the district is Wilcox Central High School.