Jefferson County vs. Shelby County

	Jefferson County (AL)	Shelby County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	659,300	215,707
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	658,506	195,313
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	658,466	195,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.7%
White alone, percent	53.2%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	43.5%	13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.0%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.7%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	37,324	12,877
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	309,560	88,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.8%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,400	$204,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,321	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$410	$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$878	$1,020
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.2%	12.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,657	1,045
Households, 2014-2018	260,924	78,328
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.4%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.4%	42.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,461,142	334,421
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,766,161	583,410
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,951,810	1,700,041
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,668,520	4,651,335
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,154,005	2,567,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,385	$12,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,979	$75,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,657	$36,576
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	16,430	5,238
Total employment, 2017	315,802	84,028
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,966,005	4,251,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	48,609	17,637
All firms, 2012	57,590	18,665
Men-owned firms, 2012	30,937	10,504
Women-owned firms, 2012	21,298	5,937
Minority-owned firms, 2012	19,911	2,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	35,268	15,391
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,086	2,036
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	48,182	15,653
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.4%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	592.5	248.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,111.28	784.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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