Jackson County vs. Madison County

	Jackson County (AL)	Madison County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	51,736	366,519
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	53,224	334,811
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	53,227	334,811
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	15.0%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.1%
White alone, percent	91.3%	68.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	24.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.1%	64.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,902	32,614
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,253	164,272
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.1%	67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,300	$180,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,012	$1,292
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$619	$829
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	21.4%
Building permits, 2018	37	2,782
Households, 2014-2018	20,626	145,256
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.4%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.5%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	41.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	48,995	728,712
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,540,386	7,992,217
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	454,888	4,958,015
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,580	$14,451
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.2	21.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,816	$63,417
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,608	$35,526
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	11.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	840	8,454
Total employment, 2017	13,413	163,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	434,411	8,693,453
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,178	24,830
All firms, 2012	3,637	28,357
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,202	14,385
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,004	10,709
Minority-owned firms, 2012	283	6,614
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,239	20,536
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	404	3,129
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,016	23,728
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	12.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.5%
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	26.8%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.4	417.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,077.87	801.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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