Etowah County vs. DeKalb County
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Etowah County (AL) DeKalb County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 102,501 71,385
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.8% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 104,427 71,116
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 104,430 71,109
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.5% 24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.0% 17.3%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 50.4%
White alone, percent 80.8% 92.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 15.7% 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.7% 80.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,419 3,678
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.9% 7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 47,846 31,660
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.9% 71.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $109,900 $102,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,068 $975
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $348 $322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $669 $619
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.1% 6.7%
Building permits, 2018 104 85
Households, 2014-2018 38,777 26,132
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.62 2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.3% 86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.9% 12.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.4% 79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 73.4% 67.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.5% 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.7% 12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.8% 10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.5% 17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.3% 53.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.0% 45.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 152,960 79,025
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 701,939 189,151
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,355,790 1,551,930
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 549,937 160,975
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,236,494 579,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,845 $8,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.0 23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $44,023 $39,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,065 $21,004
Persons in poverty, percent 17.5% 21.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,978 1,110
Total employment, 2017 30,604 17,669
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,044,772 691,351
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.7% -0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,361 4,761
All firms, 2012 8,616 5,850
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,938 3,454
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,902 1,928
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,137 311
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 7,168 5,291
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,030 567
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,161 5,049
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.8%
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 0.6% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.7% 25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 195.2 91.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 534.99 777.09
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Etowah county (AL) and DeKalb county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.