Blount County, AL Demographic Data
Blount County, AL Summary
Blount County is located in Alabama
- Population: 57,644
- Area: 650.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 644.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.85 sq. miles
- Population Density: 88.59 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 533.46 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blount County, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
29,132
51%
50.8
Male
28,572
50%
49.2
Total Population
57,704
323,128,000
Blount County, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,512
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,780
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,913
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,903
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,124
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,672
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,346
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,138
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,612
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,783
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
6,045
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,077
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
799
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
44,103
76.4%
77.2
Female
22,434
50.9%
51.3
Male
21,669
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
41,987
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,229
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,921
17.2%
15.2
Female
5,500
55.4%
55.8
Male
4,421
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Blount County, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
56,772
98.4%
96.8
White
55,073
95.4%
72.6
Black or African American
905
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
201
0.3%
0.8
Asian
92
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
25
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
29
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
501
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
932
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,036
8.7%
17.8
Mexican
4,653
8.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
130
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
41
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
212
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
52,668
91.3%
82.2
Blount County, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,741
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,141
13.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,003
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
8,869
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,567
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,522
8.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,629
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,882
19.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
31,590
80.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,151
13.0%
31.2
Blount County, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,211
19.8%
33.7%
Now Married
27,528
59.2%
47.5
Divorced
5,160
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
818
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
3,782
8.1
5.8%
Blount County, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
50,076
92.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,116
7.6%
21.6%
Spanish
3,780
7.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
145
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
49
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
142
0.3%
1.1%
Blount County, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,662
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,262
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,223
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,756
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,190
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,501
21.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,275
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,966
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
537
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
247
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
46,212
57,617
Per capita income
21,033
31,128
Blount County, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
621
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,112
5.1%
9.8
Construction
2,056
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,248
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,034
4.8%
6.6
Information
238
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,362
15.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,342
6.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,557
7.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,175
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,417
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,622
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
809
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,144
14.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,337
29.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,267
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,121
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,724
12.6%
18.1%
Blount County, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,350
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
18,384
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,166
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
0.2%
5.1
Walked
188
0.9%
2.7
Other means
95
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
480
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.1
26.6
Blount County, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
816
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,172
25.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,516
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
7,115
34.5%
21.0
Blount County, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
20,619
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
16,254
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,365
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,231
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Blount County, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,850
1 room
113
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
170
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
688
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
3,749
15.7%
16.5
5 rooms
5,984
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
5,075
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
3,394
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
2,184
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,493
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Blount County, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,850
1-unit, detached
17,214
72.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
236
1.0%
5.9
2-units
275
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
265
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
195
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
102
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
88
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
5,467
22.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.0%
0.1
Blount County, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,068
4.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,027
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,710
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,752
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,270
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,155
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,720
24.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,657
19.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
415
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
76
0.3%
1.4%
Blount County, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,553
12.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,511
12.2%
4.7
Electricity
14,958
72.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
87
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
74
0.4%
0.1
Wood
337
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
96
0.5%
1.1
Blount County, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,442
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
99
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
151
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
315
3.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
377
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
986
11.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,242
38.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,272
38.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,031
48.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,388
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
800
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
700
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,351
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
172
0.0%
0.0%
Blount County, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,400
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
93
2.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
236
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
837
24.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,234
65.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
965
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
631
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
603
18.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
404
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
390
12.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
453
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
298
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,096
33.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,121
0.0%
0.0%
Blount County, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
16,254
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,634
16.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,492
21.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,728
22.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,802
17.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,256
13.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,016
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
266
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
60
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
124,200
205,000
