| Official Name: | Pine Apple, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wilcox |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.10 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 302 |
| Elevation M: | 92 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 143 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.13 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 31.8678°N -86.9875°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36768 |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-59880 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0152909 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Pine Apple is a town in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1872.[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 143.[3] It has two places on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hawthorne House and the Pine Apple Historic District.
Pine Apple was originally called Friendship, and under the latter name was laid out in 1825.[4] The present name was given in 1852 on account of there being pine and apple groves near the town site.
Pine Apple is located at 31.8678°N -86.9875°W (31.867882, -86.987624).[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1sqmi, all land.
| White alone (NH) | 97 | 91 | 73.48% | 63.64% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 32 | 44 | 24.24% | 30.77% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.76% | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.76% | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 0.76% | 1.40% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.70% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1.40% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 2.10% | |
| Total | 132 | 143 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
At the 2000 census there were 145 people, 65 households, and 44 families in the town. The population density was 46.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 101 housing units at an average density of 32.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 62.76% White, 36.55% Black or African American, and 0.69% from two or more races.[8] Of the 65 households 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 32.3% of households were one person and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.
The age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median household income was $35,625 and the median family income was $44,583. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,876. There were 7.7% of families and 15.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 35.9% of under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.