Clay County vs. Tallapoosa County

	Clay County (AL)	Tallapoosa County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,275	40,497
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.7%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,930	41,618
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,932	41,616
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.7%	21.6%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.5%
White alone, percent	83.2%	70.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.1%	27.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.5%	68.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	788	2,898
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,835	22,520
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.4%	72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,200	$107,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$986	$964
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$282	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$564	$648
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.0%	10.1%
Building permits, 2018	3	137
Households, 2014-2018	5,236	16,448
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.4%	90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	79.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.2%	70.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.5%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.2%	18.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.9%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	46.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,764	36,964
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,683	361,849
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,038	$8,790
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	26.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,225	$43,361
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,147	$23,655
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	19.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	185	771
Total employment, 2017	3,450	10,508
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	112,952	335,248
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.3%	-3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	791	2,631
All firms, 2012	873	2,602
Men-owned firms, 2012	580	1,675
Women-owned firms, 2012	261	701
Minority-owned firms, 2012	119	396
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	726	2,067
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	163	304
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	690	2,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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%	35.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.1	58.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	603.96	716.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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