Blount County vs. Etowah County

	Blount County (AL)	Etowah County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	57,840	102,501
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.9%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	57,321	104,427
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	57,322	104,430
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	19.0%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.6%
White alone, percent	95.9%	80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.9%	77.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,765	7,419
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,429	47,846
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,700	$109,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$342	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$669
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.5%	12.1%
Building permits, 2018	11	104
Households, 2014-2018	20,600	38,777
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.8%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.5%	73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.2%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.8%	49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,146	152,960
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	342,971	1,355,790
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	153,662	549,937
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	298,745	1,236,494
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,166	$11,845
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.1	24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,695	$44,023
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,656	$24,065
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	698	1,978
Total employment, 2017	6,645	30,604
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	215,192	1,044,772
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.7%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,568	7,361
All firms, 2012	4,550	8,616
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,746	4,938
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,400	2,902
Minority-owned firms, 2012	368	1,137
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,011	7,168
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	353	1,030
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,030	7,161
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	88.9	195.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.78	534.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Blount county (AL) and Etowah county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.