Blount County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Blount County is 3rd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Blount County is 4th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Blount County is 7th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Blount County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in People per household

Blount County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Blount County is 9th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

Blount County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income per household

Blount County is 16th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Blount County is 19th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Main Cities Within Blount County, Alabama

Oneonta, Alabama

Blount County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	57,826	22nd	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	644.8	38th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	88.9	24th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	23rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	19th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.9%	35th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.2%	53rd	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.3%	49th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	96.2%	3rd	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.7%	65th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	25th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	43rd	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	41st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	47th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	4th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.1%	8th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	50.5%	54th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	9th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	24,144	25th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.9%	60th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	20,954	24th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.9%	7th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$111,500	16th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	6	43rd	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$21,185	22nd	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$45,404	11th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.7%	61st	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Blount County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	690	33rd	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,345	40th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,458	23rd	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$319,700	35th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,622	53rd	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$20,941	39th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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