Walker County, Alabama Demographics

Walker County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Walker County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Walker County is 13th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Walker County is 15th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Walker County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Walker County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Walker County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Walker County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Walker County is 19th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Walker County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Size Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	66,221	21st	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	791.2	20th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	84.7	25th	94.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	46th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.3%	45th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.3%	24th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	76.0%	38th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.0%	61st	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	91.7%	11th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.2%	57th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	37th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	46th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	17th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	41st	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	40th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	6th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	51.4%	36th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	45th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	30,459	21st	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.9%	55th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	25,779	21st	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.1%	17th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$83,600	42nd	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.6	26th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	9	38th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$20,881	24th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$37,161	34th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	36th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Walker County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,279	17th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	14,861	19th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,365	20th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$903,643	15th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,162	13th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$73,895	17th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732