Butler County vs. Covington County

	Butler County (AL)	Covington County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19,680	36,986
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.0%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,943	37,766
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,947	37,765
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.3%	21.1%
Female persons, percent	53.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	52.3%	84.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	44.9%	12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.3%	83.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,174	2,902
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,087	18,975
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,300	$95,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$937	$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$358	$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$606	$608
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	6.0%
Building permits, 2018	7	15
Households, 2014-2018	6,708	15,008
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.94	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.3%	88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	70.1%	76.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.1%	68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	14.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	47.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,184	33,061
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	89,018	138,991
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	811,313	671,895
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	63,499	470,482
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,049	452,011
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,294	$11,909
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,109	$40,601
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,430	$23,071
Persons in poverty, percent	24.5%	19.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	422	816
Total employment, 2017	5,983	10,433
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	184,588	357,563
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.8%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,099	2,213
All firms, 2012	1,390	2,657
Men-owned firms, 2012	741	1,468
Women-owned firms, 2012	497	891
Minority-owned firms, 2012	416	375
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	889	2,177
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	176	181
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,128	2,287
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.0	36.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	776.83	1,030.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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