Tallapoosa County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	40,938	5,086,768	334,922,499	1188th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,356	$63,999	$80,734	2142nd of 3,221
Median Age	45.6	39.3	38.9	646th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.3%	28.4%	35.7%	1942nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$158,500	$209,900	$332,700	2061st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$765	$1,007	$1,413	2370th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	15.6%	12.5%	1035th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1269th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	57.1	100.4	n/a	1423rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	4.0%	14.1%	2051st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2500th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	70.2%	65.2%	1329th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	25.5	26.4	1369th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	8.8%	15.1%	2584th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1022nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.6%	46.1%	46.9%	2426th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.9%	n/a	n/a	2209th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.3	52.8	61.4

Age in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	45.6	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	17,076	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.6%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,762	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.0%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.3%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	23,161	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.2%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.3%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$481	$788	n/a

Education in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.8%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.7%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	4.5%	16.7%

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