Pickens County vs. Tuscaloosa County

Pickens County (AL)Tuscaloosa County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)19,938208,911
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%7.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)19,746194,668
Population, Census, April 1, 201019,746194,656
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%13.3%
Female persons, percent50.1%51.9%
White alone, percent57.8%64.6%
Black or African American alone, percent40.2%32.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.0%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.9%61.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,31610,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)9,62393,004
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.0%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$97,500$166,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,025$1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$348$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$456$843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.7%27.9%
Building permits, 201871,017
Households, 2014-20187,53072,379
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201872.9%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201862.8%78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.6%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.5%30.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.9%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.4%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.8%55.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)44,7411,412,968
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)29,8211,180,814
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)100,5732,619,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,183$13,189
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201835.622.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,458$52,221
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,417$26,064
Persons in poverty, percent23.1%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172564,111
Total employment, 20172,65479,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)86,3153,284,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,10212,601
All firms, 20121,48914,255
Men-owned firms, 20127967,482
Women-owned firms, 20125855,171
Minority-owned firms, 20124963,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 201296610,334
Veteran-owned firms, 20121581,328
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,29712,014
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, 200710.0%22.5%
Population per square mile, 201022.4147.3
Land area in square miles, 2010881.411,321.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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