Shelby County vs. St. Clair County

Shelby County (AL)St. Clair County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)215,70788,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)195,31383,345
Population, Census, April 1, 2010195,08583,593
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%16.6%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.4%
White alone, percent82.8%87.8%
Black or African American alone, percent13.1%9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.8%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.5%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-201812,8776,619
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)88,38837,179
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.7%78.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$204,500$148,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,416$1,176
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$427$360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,020$748
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.1%5.1%
Building permits, 20181,045200
Households, 2014-201878,32832,172
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.9%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.4%75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.1%16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.4%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.9%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.1%59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)334,42189,759
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)583,410133,540
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,700,041931,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,651,335476,371
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,567,384704,432
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,777$8,264
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.429.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,761$54,887
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,576$24,861
Persons in poverty, percent8.0%12.0%
Total employer establishments, 20175,2381,313
Total employment, 201784,02818,226
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,251,776618,779
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,6375,758
All firms, 201218,6656,119
Men-owned firms, 201210,5043,678
Women-owned firms, 20125,9371,853
Minority-owned firms, 20122,636504
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,3915,421
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,036657
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,6535,196
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.5%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010248.5132.3
Land area in square miles, 2010784.93631.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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