Blount County, Alabama

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Blount County, Alabama is among the highest in the country for average commute time (91st of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	59,518	5,086,768	334,922,499	902nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,190	$63,999	$80,734	1690th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	39.3	38.9	1698th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	28.4%	35.7%	2691st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$175,200	$209,900	$332,700	1702nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$776	$1,007	$1,413	2296th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	15.6%	12.5%	1708th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.7%	5.2%	1200th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	92.3	100.4	n/a	1037th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	4.0%	14.1%	972nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2346th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	70.2%	65.2%	476th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.8	25.5	26.4	91st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.1%	8.8%	15.1%	2348th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1074th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.4%	46.1%	46.9%	644th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1732nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.3%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.3	52.8	61.4

Age in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	41.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	22,180	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.7%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.3%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.0%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,123	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.4%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	24,918	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.9%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$523	$788	n/a

Education in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.5%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.5%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.5%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Blount County, Alabama

Statistic	Blount County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.5%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.7%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.9%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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