Hale County vs. Tuscaloosa County

Hale County (AL)Tuscaloosa County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)14,726208,911
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-6.6%7.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)15,762194,668
Population, Census, April 1, 201015,760194,656
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.2%13.3%
Female persons, percent52.4%51.9%
White alone, percent40.7%64.6%
Black or African American alone, percent58.1%32.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.6%
Two or More Races, percent0.7%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.4%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.7%61.2%
Veterans, 2014-201876910,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.6%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)7,84593,004
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.5%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$92,700$166,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,001$1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$343$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$510$843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.1%27.9%
Building permits, 2018231,017
Households, 2014-20185,65872,379
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201893.2%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.1%5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201865.6%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201854.9%78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.6%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.1%30.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.3%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.6%9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.5%55.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)28,1151,412,968
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)29,3731,180,814
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)76,5022,619,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,972$13,189
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.322.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,571$52,221
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,272$26,064
Persons in poverty, percent25.6%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171784,111
Total employment, 20171,92179,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)69,4993,284,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.6%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201791512,601
All firms, 20121,06714,255
Men-owned firms, 20126337,482
Women-owned firms, 20123855,171
Minority-owned firms, 20124683,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 201257610,334
Veteran-owned firms, 20121411,328
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201289012,014
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%13.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%22.5%
Population per square mile, 201024.5147.3
Land area in square miles, 2010643.941,321.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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