Calhoun County vs. Etowah County

Calhoun County (AL)Etowah County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)114,277102,501
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.6%-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)118,594104,427
Population, Census, April 1, 2010118,572104,430
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%19.0%
Female persons, percent51.9%51.6%
White alone, percent75.3%80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent21.1%15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.9%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.0%77.7%
Veterans, 2014-20189,5497,419
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)53,88847,846
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.5%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,800$109,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,045$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$680$669
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.8%12.1%
Building permits, 201870104
Households, 2014-201845,03338,777
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.3%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.2%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.7%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.0%73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.0%17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.7%14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.9%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.9%49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)199,072152,960
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)573,528701,939
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,713,2001,355,790
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,808,828549,937
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,463,4771,236,494
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,477$11,845
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.024.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,197$44,023
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,706$24,065
Persons in poverty, percent19.5%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,3191,978
Total employment, 201736,30130,604
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,247,7951,044,772
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,5667,361
All firms, 20127,5138,616
Men-owned firms, 20124,1134,938
Women-owned firms, 20122,5702,902
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0411,137
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,1037,168
Veteran-owned firms, 20129381,030
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,0847,161
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.2%6.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010195.7195.2
Land area in square miles, 2010605.87534.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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