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Blount County, AL


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

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2024 population: 60,163   ( 1,033 from 2020)
Land area: 644.9 square miles
Population density: 93.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:51,158 85.03% 0.1%
Black:1,1531.92% 27.8%
Indian:2870.48% 2.1%
Asian:2590.43% 14.1%
2+ races:8391.39% 12.5%
Hispanic:6,46710.75% 12.1%
Total non-White:9,00514.97% 13.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,867 12.1
Deaths:3,53815.0
Net Migration: 1,5196.4
Net Immigration: 1420.6
Change in White population:-49 -0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,082 1.8




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

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

2020
59,130
51,20786.60%
9021.53%
2810.48%
2270.38%
7461.26%
5,7679.75%
7,92313.40%

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.:
2010's
NumberRate
6,312 11.0
5,80610.1
-70-0.1
1170.2
255 0.4
1,553 2.7
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 11.4%
105,729 88.6%
10,791 9.0%
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%
2024 26,922 26,204 718 2.7% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com