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Pennington, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Pennington is a Census town of 591 people across 5.22 square miles of land, in Choctaw County. Median household income is $29,052, 69.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pennington
What Pennington is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.22 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land113 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaChoctaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennington
How many people live in Pennington
- Population591 plus or minus 218
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18214 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1836.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Population 65 and over31 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over5.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households248 plus or minus 105
- Family households140 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families56.5 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennington
Income and work in Pennington
- Median household income$29,052 plus or minus $15,190
- Per capita income$30,618 plus or minus $13,773
- Civilian labor force195 plus or minus 80
- Employed182 plus or minus 80
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over350 plus or minus 129
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.9 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennington
Housing in Pennington
- Housing units305 plus or minus 110
- Occupied units248 plus or minus 105
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied172 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied76 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate69.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,800 plus or minus $29,379
- Median gross rent, monthly$385 plus or minus $89
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units158 plus or minus 101
- Share single family51.8 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes147 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennington
How Pennington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute181 plus or minus 80
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.1 percent plus or minus 35.7
- Drove alone84.6 percent
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennington
Flood risk in Pennington
- NFIP communityTown of Pennington
- NFIP community number010035
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10(M)
The Town of Pennington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010035 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.
Choctaw County, not Pennington
Choctaw County context, not Pennington figures
- Establishments in Choctaw County243
- Covered employment, Choctaw County3,299
- Average annual pay, Choctaw County$61,814
- Housing units permitted, Choctaw County0
Every figure in this section is published for Choctaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pennington.
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
Pennington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pennington, Alabama?
591, in 248 households. Pennington town covers 5.22 square miles of land, which is 113 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pennington in?
Choctaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pennington?
$29,052. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,800. Median gross rent is $385 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pennington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pennington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pennington, town of, community 010035, 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 Pennington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Choctaw 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 Pennington.
Is zoning published for Pennington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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