Jefferson County vs. Walker County

	Jefferson County (AL)	Walker County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	659,300	63,711
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	658,506	67,023
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	658,466	67,023
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.3%
White alone, percent	53.2%	91.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	43.5%	6.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.0%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.7%	88.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	37,324	4,016
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	309,560	31,241
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.8%	76.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,400	$93,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,321	$1,043
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$410	$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$878	$603
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.2%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,657	4
Households, 2014-2018	260,924	25,036
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	80.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.4%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.4%	11.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	18.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	52.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	46.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,461,142	75,287
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,766,161	311,699
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,951,810	505,651
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,668,520	279,364
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,154,005	963,493
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,385	$14,550
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,979	$41,748
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,657	$22,772
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	17.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	16,430	1,232
Total employment, 2017	315,802	14,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,966,005	521,435
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	48,609	3,761
All firms, 2012	57,590	4,641
Men-owned firms, 2012	30,937	2,597
Women-owned firms, 2012	21,298	1,608
Minority-owned firms, 2012	19,911	472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	35,268	3,997
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,086	367
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	48,182	4,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	592.5	84.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,111.28	791.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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