Jefferson County vs. Blount County

Jefferson County (AL)Blount County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)659,30057,840
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.1%0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)658,50657,321
Population, Census, April 1, 2010658,46657,322
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%18.2%
Female persons, percent52.7%50.7%
White alone, percent53.2%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent43.5%1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent49.7%86.9%
Veterans, 2014-201837,3243,765
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.0%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)309,56024,429
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.8%78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$154,400$124,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,321$1,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$342
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$878$662
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.2%4.5%
Building permits, 20181,65711
Households, 2014-2018260,92420,600
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%93.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%78.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%68.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.4%12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%48.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%41.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,461,14227,146
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,951,810342,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)15,668,520153,662
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,154,005298,745
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,385$5,166
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.935.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,979$48,695
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,657$22,656
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 201716,430698
Total employment, 2017315,8026,645
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,966,005215,192
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201748,6093,568
All firms, 201257,5904,550
Men-owned firms, 201230,9372,746
Women-owned firms, 201221,2981,400
Minority-owned firms, 201219,911368
Nonminority-owned firms, 201235,2684,011
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,086353
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201248,1824,030
Black-owned firms, percent, 200723.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010592.588.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,111.28644.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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