Shelby County vs. Jefferson County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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