Walker County vs. Jefferson County

	Walker County (AL)	Jefferson County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	63,711	659,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.9%	0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	67,023	658,506
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	67,023	658,466
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	52.7%
White alone, percent	91.0%	53.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.2%	43.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.6%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.9%	49.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,016	37,324
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,241	309,560
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.1%	62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,100	$154,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,043	$1,321
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$334	$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$603	$878
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.7%	24.2%
Building permits, 2018	4	1,657
Households, 2014-2018	25,036	260,924
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.2%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.6%	32.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.0%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.3%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,287	1,461,142
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	311,699	7,766,161
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	505,651	10,951,810
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	279,364	15,668,520
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	963,493	10,154,005
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,550	$15,385
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7	23.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,748	$51,979
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,772	$30,657
Persons in poverty, percent	17.9%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,232	16,430
Total employment, 2017	14,537	315,802
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	521,435	15,966,005
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,761	48,609
All firms, 2012	4,641	57,590
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,597	30,937
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,608	21,298
Minority-owned firms, 2012	472	19,911
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,997	35,268
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	367	6,086
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,018	48,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	23.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.8%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	84.7	592.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	791.19	1,111.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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