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Blount County, AL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Designated Market Area: Birmingham, AL
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 59,512   ( 2,190 from 2010 , 382 from 2020)
Land area: 644.9 square miles
Population density: 92.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:51,176 85.99% 0.4%
Black:1,0281.73% 42.0%
Indian:2820.47% 1.1%
Asian:2620.44% 97.0%
2+ races:7711.30% 36.0%
Hispanic:5,99310.07% 29.6%
Total non-White:8,33614.01% 30.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,467 12.4
Deaths:1,91016.2
Net Migration: 7536.4
Net Immigration: 240.2
Change in White population:224 0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,966 3.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
57,322
50,95288.89%
7241.26%
2850.50%
1330.23%
5670.99%
4,6268.07%
6,37011.11%

2000
51,024
46,99992.11%
5981.17%
2120.42%
760.15%
4070.80%
2,7185.33%
4,0257.89%

1990
39,248
38,17097.25%
5841.49%
1630.42%
510.13%
n/a
2800.71%
1,0782.75%

1980
36,459
35,43897.20%
6611.81%
920.25%
230.06%
n/a
2450.67%
1,0212.80%

1970
26,853
26,01996.89%
7632.84%
150.06%
40.01%
n/a
530.20%
834 3.11%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,419 12.6
4,8989.6
5,0589.9
1,0252.0
3,953 7.7
2,345 4.6
1990's
NumberRate
5,977 15.2
4,19810.7
6,62316.9
2290.6
8,829 22.5
2,947 7.5
1980's
NumberRate
4,541 12.5
3,268 9.0
1,752 4.8
n/a
2,732 7.5
57 0.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,550 28.1
n/a
9,419 35.1
187 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Blount County, AL
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.8
13,564 22.8%
45,948 77.2%
10,791 18.1%
21,626
2.70
15,416 71.3%
12,066 78.3%
1,263 8.2%
6,210 28.7%

2010
NumberPercent
39.0
14,106 24.6%
43,216 75.4%
8,439 14.7%
21,578
2.63
16,175 75.0%
13,077 80.8%
1,031 6.4%
5,403 25.0%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
13,070 25.6%
37,954 74.4%
6,462 12.7%
19,153
2.63
14,817 77.4%
12,761 86.1%
781 5.3%
4,336 22.6%

1990
NumberPercent
34.4
10,108 25.8%
29,140 74.2%
5,114 13.0%
14,616
2.67
11,679 79.9%
10,315 88.3%
544 4.7%
2,937 20.1%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
10,911 29.9%
25,548 70.1%
4,333 11.9%
12,694
2.86
10,585 83.4%
9,469 89.5%
455 4.3%
2,109 16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Blount County, AL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units24,677 
Median Value$159,800 
Occupied21,62687.6%
Vacant3,05112.4%
Owned17,14479.3%
Rented4,48220.7%
Median Rent$734 
Single-Family Units17,38370.4%
    Detached17,12069.4%
    Attached2631.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units4331.8%
Mobile Homes5,90123.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blount County, AL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4456.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1225.2%
$15,000 to $19,9998924.1%
$20,000 to $24,9999364.3%
$25,000 to $29,9991,3266.1%
$30,000 to $34,9997743.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,0504.9%
$40,000 to $44,9997563.5%
$45,000 to $49,9991,2635.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6027.4%
$60,000 to $74,9991,9379.0%
$75,000 to $99,9992,78212.9%
$100,000 to $124,9992,41911.2%
$125,000 to $149,9998884.1%
$150,000 to $199,9991,3816.4%
$200,000 or more1,0534.9%
Median Household Income57,440 
Per Capita Income29,053 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,8528.6%
Public Assistance4442.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,52511.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed21,00564.2%
Unemployed1,2373.8%
In Armed Forces250.1%
Total Labor Force22,26768.1%
Not in Labor Force10,43331.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,1017,69156.8%
Non-Profit4221,10727.6%
Self-Employed1,79493965.6%
Local Government65061751.3%
State Government42962540.7%
Federal Government21718554.0%
Total Private + Self11,8958,63058.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7182,53440.4%
Total13,61311,16454.9%
Pct. Govt.11.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,1708.7%
Sales and Office Occupations5,65022.7%
Professional, Technical4,47918.0%
Service Occupations3,22613.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2080.8%
All others9,33137.5%
White Collar 49.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing4,17216.8%
Retail trade3,26813.1%
Health care and social assistance3,20612.9%
Construction2,4679.9%
Educational services1,7647.1%
Transportation and warehousing1,5466.2%
Other services1,3105.3%
Accommodation and food services1,2024.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0424.2%
Professional, scientific, technical9203.7%
Wholesale trade8393.4%
Public administration8383.4%
Finance and insurance8303.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3891.6%
Utilities3701.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing3351.3%
Information2230.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction760.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation590.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blount County, AL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,0588.56%
Puerto Rican550.09%
Cuban560.09%
Dominican10.00%
Total Central American1890.32%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan70.01%
Honduran70.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1750.30%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American520.09%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian520.09%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3100.52%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian630.11%
Korean180.03%
Filipino130.02%
Taiwanese50.01%
Chinese10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English51,25192.1%
Spanish4,1787.5%
Other Indo-European840.2%
German, other Germanic740.1%
Other340.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun220.0%
Tagalog130.0%
Other Asian60.0%
Arabic30.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English7,84513.3%
Irish7,64112.9%
American7,38212.5%
German4,4337.5%
Scottish1,1732.0%
European1,1421.9%
Italian5901.0%
Scotch-Irish4310.7%
French4030.7%
Dutch3590.6%
British1780.3%
Polish1510.3%
Norwegian1280.2%
Swedish990.2%
Welsh940.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen57,21496.8%
Not a citizen1,8633.2%
Native56,23495.2%
Foreign-born2,8434.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blount County, AL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,908 7.1%4,539 11.1%14,414 35.3%12,939 31.7%3,840 9.4%2,177 5.3%
  Average years of education: 12.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,908 7.1%
9-12 Years 4,539 11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 14,414 35.3%
Some College 12,939 31.7%
Bach. Degree 3,840 9.4%
Grad Degree 2,177 5.3%
Average years of education: 12.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Blount County, AL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 19,196 17,975 1,221 6.4% 6.8%
1991 19,166 18,060 1,106 5.8% 7.3%
1992 19,522 18,315 1,207 6.2% 7.5%
1993 19,862 18,823 1,039 5.2% 7.2%
1994 20,334 19,480 854 4.2% 6.2%
1995 20,985 20,065 920 4.4% 5.9%
1996 21,685 20,974 711 3.3% 5.2%
1997 22,676 22,003 673 3.0% 4.9%
1998 23,669 22,884 785 3.3% 4.5%
1999 24,079 23,407 672 2.8% 4.7%
2000 25,266 24,375 891 3.5% 4.6%
2001 25,450 24,521 929 3.7% 5.2%
2002 25,836 24,436 1,400 5.4% 5.9%
2003 26,008 24,812 1,196 4.6% 6.0%
2004 26,237 25,149 1,088 4.1% 5.6%
2005 26,378 25,434 944 3.6% 4.4%
2006 26,799 25,939 860 3.2% 4.0%
2007 26,683 25,816 867 3.2% 4.1%
2008 26,693 25,405 1,288 4.8% 5.8%
2009 26,426 24,005 2,421 9.2% 10.1%
2010 24,928 22,509 2,419 9.7% 10.4%
2011 25,124 22,951 2,173 8.6% 9.6%
2012 24,978 23,216 1,762 7.1% 8.2%
2013 24,860 23,277 1,583 6.4% 7.3%
2014 24,571 23,074 1,497 6.1% 6.7%
2015 24,416 23,089 1,327 5.4% 6.1%
2016 24,380 23,061 1,319 5.4% 5.9%
2017 24,656 23,631 1,025 4.2% 4.6%
2018 24,960 24,086 874 3.5% 3.9%
2019 25,196 24,516 680 2.7% 3.0%
2020 24,661 23,653 1,008 4.1% 5.9%
2021 25,377 24,779 598 2.4% 3.4%
2022 25,796 25,222 574 2.2% 2.6%
2023 25,836 25,282 554 2.1% 2.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com