Blount County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Construction (12.1%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Blount County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 25,476	(49.9%)
Females: 25,548	(50.1%)

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Blount County:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,867
Alabama:	$40,554

This county:	$352
State:	$427

Blount County:	$117,848
Alabama:	$115,600

Detached houses: $176,934

Here:	$176,934
State:	$173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $152,727

Here:	$152,727
State:	$137,814

In 2-unit structures: $209,565

Here:	$209,565
State:	$136,146

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,846

Here:	$46,846
State:	$116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,109

Here:	$107,109
State:	$223,768

Mobile homes: $43,351

Here:	$43,351
State:	$39,336

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,466

Here:	$31,466
State:	$43,371

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 83
• Burglaries: 400
• Thefts: 488
• Auto thefts: 124

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 85
• Burglaries: 373
• Thefts: 550
• Auto thefts: 112

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Area name: Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blount County is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oneonta, Blountsville, Smoke Rise, Cleveland, Locust Fork, Snead, Susan Moore, Allgood, Hayden, Highland Lake.

Neighboring counties: Cullman County , Etowah County , Jefferson County , Marshall County , St. Clair County , Walker County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Blount County: Maple Hill Golf Course (A), Rainbow Crossing (B), Slab Creek Golf Course (C), Walker Gap (D), Whispering Pines Golf Course (E), Blount Springs Station (F), Covered Bridge Golf Course (G), Greens Chapel (H), Selfville Fire House (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Blount County include: Blount Springs Church (A), Welcome Church (B), Valley Grove Church (C), Brooksville Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Union Grove Church (F), Union Grove Baptist Church (G), Trinity Church (H), Taits Gap Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Painter Cemetery (1), Ebell Cemetery (2), Fowler Springs Cemetery (3), Maudlin Cemetery (4), Sivley Cemetery (5), Roswell Creek Cemetery (6), Clear Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tidwell Pond (A), Hanna Pond (B), Gilliand Pond (C), Spring Valley Lakes (D), Curtis Williams Lake (E), Curtis Williams Upper Lake (F), Tom Robinette Lake (G), Vandegrift Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Little Warrior River (B), Brice Creek (C), Chitwood Creek (D), Moss Branch (E), Little Scirum Creek (F), Isabelle Creek (G), Valley Creek (H), Tucker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Blount County: Rickwood Caverns State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Remlap Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.4%
Alabama:	9.3%

Current college students: 1,600
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,581 (18% naturalized citizens)

Blount County:	3.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,003
• One, attached: 173
• Two: 319
• 3 or 4: 246
• 5 to 9: 168
• 10 to 19: 55
• 20 or more: 103
• Mobile homes: 6,026
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 5,337 (480 second mortgage, 579 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,485

Here:	60.5% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Blount County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Blount County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Blount County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Blount County center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Blount County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,530 (79%) Carpooled: 3,783 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Walked: 213 (1%) Other means: 126 (1%) Worked at home: 563 (3%)

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.83% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($28,054 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($6,631 average AGI)

Blount County:	1.42%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Jefferson County, AL	3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL	0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($24,528)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.37% ($37,274)
from Etowah County, AL	0.32% ($27,547)
from Shelby County, AL	0.29% ($44,500)
from Walker County, AL	0.18% ($30,867)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,926 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($6,402 average AGI)

Blount County:	1.17%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Jefferson County, AL	2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL	0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL	0.51% ($25,333)
to Etowah County, AL	0.35% ($28,759)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.31% ($31,510)
to Shelby County, AL	0.25% ($43,878)
to Madison County, AL	0.11% ($31,316)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,319 (5,019 aged, 1,300 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 45,600 (12,518 male householders, 2,299 female householders)

  12,642 spouses, 15,398 children (13,703 natural, 435 adopted, 1,260 stepchildren), 881 grandchildren, 306 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 669 other relatives, 619 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,837 (1,801 male householders (1,549 living alone)), 2,535 female householders (2,441 living alone)), 501 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 587 (378 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,496 2-persons, 3,587 3-persons, 2,977 4-persons, 1,204 5-persons, 375 6-persons, 178 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,990 1-person, 256 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

94.4% of residents of Blount County speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $203,678,000 ($3704 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,722,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,576,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $585,000
Federal grants: $37,745,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,285,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,766,000 ($342,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $584,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,420,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,091,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	+62 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.81 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

60% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Alabama.

Blount County:	60.0%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41300
• Northeast: 659
• Midwest: 1634
• South: 4770
• West: 830

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,900

Here:	5.2%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	3.5%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	8.0%
Alabama:	14.1%

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