Blount County vs. Jefferson County

Blount County (AL)Jefferson County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,840659,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.9%0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)57,321658,506
Population, Census, April 1, 201057,322658,466
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%15.9%
Female persons, percent50.7%52.7%
White alone, percent95.9%53.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%43.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.6%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.9%49.7%
Veterans, 2014-20183,76537,324
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,429309,560
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.6%62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$124,700$154,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,100$1,321
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$342$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$662$878
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.5%24.2%
Building permits, 2018111,657
Households, 2014-201820,600260,924
Persons per household, 2014-20182.772.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201893.8%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.7%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.5%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.2%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.6%32.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.4%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.5%62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201841.8%57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)27,1461,461,142
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)342,97110,951,810
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)153,66215,668,520
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)298,74510,154,005
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,166$15,385
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201835.123.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,695$51,979
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,656$30,657
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 201769816,430
Total employment, 20176,645315,802
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)215,19215,966,005
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.7%0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,56848,609
All firms, 20124,55057,590
Men-owned firms, 20122,74630,937
Women-owned firms, 20121,40021,298
Minority-owned firms, 201236819,911
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,01135,268
Veteran-owned firms, 20123536,086
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,03048,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%29.8%
Population per square mile, 201088.9592.5
Land area in square miles, 2010644.781,111.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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