St. Clair County vs. Shelby County

St. Clair County (AL)Shelby County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)88,690215,707
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.4%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)83,345195,313
Population, Census, April 1, 201083,593195,085
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.7%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.6%15.3%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.7%
White alone, percent87.8%82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent9.5%13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.9%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.5%5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.6%77.5%
Veterans, 2014-20186,61912,877
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)37,17988,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.9%79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$148,200$204,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,176$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$360$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$748$1,020
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.1%12.1%
Building permits, 20182001,045
Households, 2014-201832,17278,328
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.6%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.4%93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.2%86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.5%42.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.4%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)89,759334,421
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)133,540583,410
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)931,3111,700,041
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)476,3714,651,335
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)704,4322,567,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,264$12,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.328.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,887$75,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,861$36,576
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3135,238
Total employment, 201718,22684,028
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)618,7794,251,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.2%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,75817,637
All firms, 20126,11918,665
Men-owned firms, 20123,67810,504
Women-owned firms, 20121,8535,937
Minority-owned firms, 20125042,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,42115,391
Veteran-owned firms, 20126572,036
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,19615,653
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010132.3248.5
Land area in square miles, 2010631.90784.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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