Coosa County vs. Shelby County

	Coosa County (AL)	Shelby County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,715	215,707
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.9%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,758	195,313
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,539	195,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.6%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.2%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	51.7%
White alone, percent	66.9%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.9%	13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.4%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,059	12,877
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,594	88,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.0%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,900	$204,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$895	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$317	$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$554	$1,020
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.0%	12.1%
Households, 2014-2018	4,103	78,328
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.6%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.2%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.3%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.6%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.6%	42.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.6%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.5%	59.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,904	2,567,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,457	$12,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,301	$75,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,963	$36,576
Persons in poverty, percent	18.9%	8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	96	5,238
Total employment, 2017	1,036	84,028
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	37,324	4,251,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	9.7%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	420	17,637
All firms, 2012	460	18,665
Men-owned firms, 2012	276	10,504
Women-owned firms, 2012	159	5,937
Minority-owned firms, 2012	86	2,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	363	15,391
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25	2,036
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	427	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	0.0%	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	0.0%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.7	248.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	650.93	784.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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