Blount County vs. St. Clair County

	Blount County (AL)	St. Clair County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	57,840	88,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.9%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	57,321	83,345
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	57,322	83,593
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	16.6%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.4%
White alone, percent	95.9%	87.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.9%	85.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,765	6,619
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,429	37,179
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	78.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,700	$148,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,176
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$342	$360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$748
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.5%	5.1%
Building permits, 2018	11	200
Households, 2014-2018	20,600	32,172
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.8%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.5%	75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.8%	55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,146	89,759
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	342,971	931,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	153,662	476,371
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	298,745	704,432
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,166	$8,264
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.1	29.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,695	$54,887
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,656	$24,861
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	698	1,313
Total employment, 2017	6,645	18,226
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	215,192	618,779
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.7%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,568	5,758
All firms, 2012	4,550	6,119
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,746	3,678
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,400	1,853
Minority-owned firms, 2012	368	504
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,011	5,421
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	353	657
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,030	5,196
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	88.9	132.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.78	631.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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