Blount County vs. Walker County

	Blount County (AL)	Walker County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	57,840	63,711
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.9%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	57,321	67,023
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	57,322	67,023
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.3%
White alone, percent	95.9%	91.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	6.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.9%	88.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,765	4,016
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,429	31,241
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	76.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,700	$93,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,043
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$342	$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$603
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.5%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	11	4
Households, 2014-2018	20,600	25,036
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.8%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	80.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.5%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	11.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	18.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	52.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.8%	46.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,146	75,287
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	342,971	505,651
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	153,662	279,364
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	298,745	963,493
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,166	$14,550
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.1	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,695	$41,748
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,656	$22,772
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	17.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	698	1,232
Total employment, 2017	6,645	14,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	215,192	521,435
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.7%	-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,568	3,761
All firms, 2012	4,550	4,641
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,746	2,597
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,400	1,608
Minority-owned firms, 2012	368	472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,011	3,997
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	353	367
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,030	4,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
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%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	88.9	84.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.78	791.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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