Etowah County vs. Calhoun County

Etowah County (AL)Calhoun County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,501114,277
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.8%-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)104,427118,594
Population, Census, April 1, 2010104,430118,572
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%17.7%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.9%
White alone, percent80.8%75.3%
Black or African American alone, percent15.7%21.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.7%72.0%
Veterans, 2014-20187,4199,549
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)47,84653,888
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$109,900$113,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,068$1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$348$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$669$680
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.1%13.8%
Building permits, 201810470
Households, 2014-201838,77745,033
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.4%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.4%73.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.5%84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.7%18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.8%15.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.5%11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.3%56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.0%51.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)152,960199,072
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)701,939573,528
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,355,7902,713,200
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)549,9371,808,828
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,236,4941,463,477
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,845$12,477
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.025.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,023$45,197
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,065$24,706
Persons in poverty, percent17.5%19.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,9782,319
Total employment, 201730,60436,301
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,044,7721,247,795
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,3616,566
All firms, 20128,6167,513
Men-owned firms, 20124,9384,113
Women-owned firms, 20122,9022,570
Minority-owned firms, 20121,1371,041
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,1686,103
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,030938
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,1616,084
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%7.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.7%24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010195.2195.7
Land area in square miles, 2010534.99605.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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