Etowah County vs. DeKalb County

Etowah County (AL)DeKalb County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,50171,385
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.8%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)104,42771,116
Population, Census, April 1, 2010104,43071,109
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%17.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.4%
White alone, percent80.8%92.7%
Black or African American alone, percent15.7%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%2.0%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.7%80.1%
Veterans, 2014-20187,4193,678
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)47,84631,660
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%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, 2009-201312.1%6.7%
Building permits, 201810485
Households, 2014-201838,77726,132
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%12.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.4%79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.4%67.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.5%74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.7%12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.8%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.5%17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.3%53.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.0%45.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)152,96079,025
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)701,939189,151
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,355,7901,551,930
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)549,937160,975
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,236,494579,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,845$8,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.023.7
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, percent17.5%21.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,9781,110
Total employment, 201730,60417,669
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,044,772691,351
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,3614,761
All firms, 20128,6165,850
Men-owned firms, 20124,9383,454
Women-owned firms, 20122,9021,928
Minority-owned firms, 20121,137311
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,1685,291
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,030567
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,1615,049
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.7%25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010195.291.5
Land area in square miles, 2010534.99777.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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