Walker County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Walker County: 8 seats on 5 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Who lives in the school district (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Walker County School District
50,399
$54,823
19.1%
10.5%
45.6%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Walker County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 25 local governments in Walker County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
11
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
11
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Walker County
64,841people
40.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$56,509 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
16.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$135,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.6%U.S.: 8.4%
40.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
20%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.8% · White 86.2% · Black 6.3% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Walker County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Alabama: 3.7%.
982people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
26,128people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
27,110in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
982
26,128
27,110
August 2026
3.4%
915
25,993
26,908
July 2026
3.6%
961
26,045
27,006
June 2026
3.8%
1,035
26,081
27,116
May 2026
3.3%
889
26,165
27,054
April 2026
2.5%
665
26,374
27,039
March 2026
2.8%
771
26,606
27,377
February 2026
3.2%
867
26,443
27,310
January 2026
2.9%
794
26,457
27,251
December 2025
2.2%
611
26,871
27,482
November 2025
2.5%
678
26,897
27,575
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.0%
815
26,542
27,357
August 2025
2.9%
797
26,515
27,312
July 2025
2.9%
789
26,543
27,332
June 2025
2.9%
804
26,521
27,325
May 2025
2.4%
664
26,533
27,197
April 2025
2.4%
645
26,614
27,259
March 2025
2.9%
789
26,521
27,310
February 2025
3.1%
855
26,411
27,266
January 2025
3.3%
890
26,303
27,193
December 2024
2.8%
759
26,452
27,211
November 2024
3.0%
808
26,473
27,281
October 2024
3.1%
834
26,461
27,295
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.8%
758
26,570
27,328
2024
2.9%
798
26,429
27,227
2023
2.4%
656
26,185
26,841
2022
2.5%
672
25,818
26,490
2021
3.4%
894
25,416
26,310
2020
6.1%
1,603
24,866
26,469
2019
3.3%
897
26,136
27,033
2018
4.0%
1,077
25,701
26,778
2017
4.9%
1,301
25,205
26,506
2016
7.0%
1,895
25,065
26,960
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Walker County
295.1 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 372.9.
2,021.7 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 1,600.7.
2murders2024, 188 violent crimes in all.
2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2024
188
295.1
1,288
2,021.7
2023
165
261.8
1,322
2,097.7
By police agency (6)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Walker County Sheriff's Office
2025
76
416
41,692
Jasper Police Department
2025
65
496
14,569
Dora Police Department
2025
9
46
2,236
Carbon Hill Police Department
2024
8
25
1,723
Cordova Police Department
2025
7
58
1,669
Parrish Police Department
2024
17
31
967
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.70 per 1,000 residents2024, 6 agencies serving 62,426 people.
106sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
65civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (6), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Walker County Sheriff's Office
45
28
41,418
Jasper Police Department
42
22
14,418
Carbon Hill Police Department
5
7
1,723
Dora Police Department
7
5
2,244
Cordova Police Department
3
3
1,656
Parrish Police Department
4
0
967
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
106
1.70
65
6
2023
106
1.72
72
6
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Walker County Circuit Clerk?
Richard Fikes is the Circuit Clerk of Walker County, Alabama.
Who is the Walker County Judge of Probate?
A. Lee Tucker is the Judge of Probate of Walker County, Alabama.
Who is the Walker County Sheriff?
Nicholas Smith is the Sheriff of Walker County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Walker County School Board?
Trent Kennedy (Board of Education Member, District 1); Todd Vick (Board of Education Member, District 2); Vonda Pate Beaty (Board of Education Member, District 3); Lee Ann Headrick (Board of Education Member, District 4); Dennis R. Willingham (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Walker County?
About 64,841 people, with a median age of 40.6; the median household income is $56,509 and 18.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Walker County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 982 people unemployed in a labor force of 27,110, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Walker County?
25 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 2 school district and 11 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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