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Sand Rock is a Census town of 868 people across 5.07 square miles of land, lying across Cherokee County and DeKalb County. Median household income is $73,333, 95.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sand Rock
What Sand Rock is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land171 plus or minus 58
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee County, 96.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inCherokee County 96.1 percent, DeKalb County 3.9 percent
Sand Rock crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sand Rock
- Population868 plus or minus 296
- Median age36.8 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 18279 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1832.1 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Population 65 and over171 plus or minus 84
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households262 plus or minus 74
- Family households208 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families79.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sand Rock
- Median household income$73,333 plus or minus $30,327
- Per capita income$32,488 plus or minus $12,186
- Civilian labor force341 plus or minus 116
- Employed328 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over558 plus or minus 191
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent plus or minus 38.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sand Rock
- Housing units337 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units262 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units75 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate22.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate95.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,800
- Single family units277 plus or minus 78
- Share single family82.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes60 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sand Rock gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute328 plus or minus 110
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.8 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone90.2 percent plus or minus 41.3
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sand Rock
- NFIP communityTown of Sand Rock
- NFIP community number010485
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11(M)
The Town of Sand Rock participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010485 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cherokee County, not Sand Rock
Cherokee County context, not Sand Rock figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County391
- Covered employment, Cherokee County5,352
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$44,658
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County39
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sand Rock.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sand Rock questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sand Rock, Alabama?
868, in 262 households. Sand Rock town covers 5.07 square miles of land, which is 171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sand Rock in?
Sand Rock lies in more than one. By area it is 96.1 percent in Cherokee County, 3.9 percent in DeKalb County. This page sits under Cherokee County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Sand Rock?
$73,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sand Rock in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sand Rock appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sand Rock, town of, community 010485, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sand Rock figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sand Rock.
Is zoning published for Sand Rock?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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