Tallapoosa County vs. Coosa County

	Tallapoosa County (AL)	Coosa County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	40,497	10,715
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	-8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	41,618	11,758
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	41,616	11,539
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.7%	16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	23.2%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	49.6%
White alone, percent	70.4%	66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.1%	30.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.8%	65.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,898	1,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,520	6,594
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.8%	82.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,800	$87,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$964	$895
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$349	$317
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$648	$554
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.1%	3.0%
Households, 2014-2018	16,448	4,103
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.5%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.8%	75.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.0%	64.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.5%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	11.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	47.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	45.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	361,849	37,904
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,790	$3,457
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.1	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,361	$38,301
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,655	$22,963
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	18.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	771	96
Total employment, 2017	10,508	1,036
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	335,248	37,324
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.1%	9.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,631	420
All firms, 2012	2,602	460
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,675	276
Women-owned firms, 2012	701	159
Minority-owned firms, 2012	396	86
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,067	363
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	304	25
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,152	427
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	17.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	716.52	650.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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