Tallapoosa County vs. Clay County

	Tallapoosa County (AL)	Clay County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	40,497	13,275
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	-4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	41,618	13,930
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	41,616	13,932
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.7%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.1%
White alone, percent	70.4%	83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.1%	14.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.8%	80.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,898	788
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,520	6,835
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.8%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,800	$102,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$964	$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$349	$282
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$648	$564
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.1%	10.0%
Building permits, 2018	137	3
Households, 2014-2018	16,448	5,236
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.5%	91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.8%	78.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.0%	68.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.5%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	10.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,964	4,764
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	361,849	67,683
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,790	$5,038
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.1	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,361	$41,225
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,655	$23,147
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	771	185
Total employment, 2017	10,508	3,450
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	335,248	112,952
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.1%	5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,631	791
All firms, 2012	2,602	873
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,675	580
Women-owned firms, 2012	701	261
Minority-owned firms, 2012	396	119
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,067	726
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	304	163
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,152	690
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	58.1	23.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	716.52	603.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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