Jefferson County vs. Tuscaloosa County
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Jefferson County (AL) Tuscaloosa County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 659,300 208,911
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.1% 7.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 658,506 194,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 658,466 194,656
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.8% 20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.9% 13.3%
Female persons, percent 52.7% 51.9%
White alone, percent 53.2% 64.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 43.5% 32.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.8% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 49.7% 61.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 37,324 10,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.0% 3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 309,560 93,004
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.8% 63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $154,400 $166,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,321 $1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $410 $379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $878 $843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.2% 27.9%
Building permits, 2018 1,657 1,017
Households, 2014-2018 260,924 72,379
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.47 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.9% 5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.4% 78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.7% 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 32.4% 30.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.4% 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.0% 9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.1% 59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.9% 55.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 7,766,161 1,412,968
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,951,810 14,291,085
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,668,520 1,180,814
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,154,005 2,619,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,385 $13,189
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.9 22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $51,979 $52,221
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,657 $26,064
Persons in poverty, percent 16.1% 16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 16,430 4,111
Total employment, 2017 315,802 79,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 15,966,005 3,284,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.3% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 48,609 12,601
All firms, 2012 57,590 14,255
Men-owned firms, 2012 30,937 7,482
Women-owned firms, 2012 21,298 5,171
Minority-owned firms, 2012 19,911 3,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 35,268 10,334
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 6,086 1,328
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 48,182 12,014
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.4% 13.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 592.5 147.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,111.28 1,321.76
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (AL) and Tuscaloosa county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.