Talladega County vs. Shelby County

	Talladega County (AL)	Shelby County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	79,828	215,707
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	82,283	195,313
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	82,291	195,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.7%
White alone, percent	64.3%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.8%	13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	2.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.5%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,124	12,877
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	37,910	88,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.3%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,800	$204,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,005	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$630	$1,020
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.6%	12.1%
Building permits, 2018	43	1,045
Households, 2014-2018	31,407	78,328
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.3%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.8%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.3%	42.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.7%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.3%	7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.4%	59.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	743,404	2,567,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,092	$12,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,012	$75,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,498	$36,576
Persons in poverty, percent	19.3%	8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,256	5,238
Total employment, 2017	24,653	84,028
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,069,099	4,251,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,037	17,637
All firms, 2012	4,812	18,665
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,477	10,504
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,857	5,937
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,158	2,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,451	15,391
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	434	2,036
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,106	15,653
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.6%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	111.7	248.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	736.78	784.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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