Blount County, Alabama (AL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,942
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,084
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,194 (it was 3,181 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 646 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 92 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (12.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 50,47384.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,9319.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,1803.6%Two or more races
- 7351.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2110.4%Asian alone
- 1170.2%Some other race alone
- 770.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 640.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 41.6 years |
| Alabama median age: | 39.8 years |
| Males: 29,726 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 29,655 |  (49.9%) |
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| Blount County: | 2.0 people |
| Alabama: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $51,839 ($35,241 in 1999)
| This county: | $51,839 |
| Alabama: | $53,913 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $495 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $622)
| This county: | $495 |
| State: | $650 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $151,901 (it was $76,900 in 2000)
| Blount: | $151,901 |
| Alabama: | $172,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,143Detached houses: $228,522
Here: $228,522 State: $241,186 Townhouses or other attached units: $240,483
Here: $240,483 State: $201,111 Mobile homes: $105,252
Here: $105,252 State: $69,189 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,377
Here: $29,377 State: $53,383
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $343
Institutionalized population: 409
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 51
- Burglaries: 63
- Thefts: 140
- Auto thefts: 56
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 141
- Burglaries: 96
- Thefts: 213
- Auto thefts: 52
Health of residents in Blount County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.67.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
41.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 24 buildings, average cost: $170,700
- 2020: 23 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $183,000
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $237,000
- 2016: 14 buildings, average cost: $201,100
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $174,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $163,600
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $382,000
- 2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2009: 11 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2008: 14 buildings, average cost: $186,600
- 2007: 32 buildings, average cost: $149,000
- 2006: 39 buildings, average cost: $199,600
- 2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $142,700
- 2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $153,900
- 2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2001: 44 buildings, average cost: $136,200
- 2000: 59 buildings, average cost: $144,900
- 1999: 63 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $118,400
- 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $100,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $536 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $338 (0.3%)
| Blount County: | 13.5% |
| Alabama: | 16.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 42.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.7 years old, Black residents: 48.4 years old, American Indian residents: 33.3 years old, Asian residents: 28.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 25.9 years old)
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, Clarence, Brooksville, Blountsville, Smoke Rise, Cleveland, Locust Fork, Snead, Susan Moore, Allgood.
Local government website: www.co.blount.al.us
Neighboring counties: Archer County, Texas 
, Socorro County, New Mexico , Itawamba County, Mississippi , Dickens County, Texas , King County, Texas , Motley County, Texas .
| Here: | 1.6% |
| Alabama: | 1.9% |
Current college students: 1,600
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,697 (40.8% naturalized citizens)
| Blount County: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3452010 or later
- 1,1482000 to 2009
- 6161990 to 1999
- 2751980 to 1989
- 2101970 to 1979
- 76Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 17,492
- One, attached: 257
- Two: 366
- 3 or 4: 374
- 5 to 9: 239
- 10 to 19: 74
- 20 or more: 128
- Mobile homes: 5,940
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 8,697 (643 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 406 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104
| Here: | 7.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Blount County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 29,223 | 122 |
| Catholic | 4,744 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,035 | 29 |
| Other | 292 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 58 | 2 |
| None | 19,970 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Blount County: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Blount County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
| This county: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Blount County: | 10.5% |
| Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Blount County: | 31.5% |
| State: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 19.9% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Blount County:
Average size of farms: 115 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91,532
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.60
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60,717
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,480
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.24%
Corn for grain: 835 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2820 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 927 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,173 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 404 acres
Earthquake activity:
Blount County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 136% greater 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, 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 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 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 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 201.9 miles away from Blount County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 243.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Alabama Severe Thunderstorms, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4555, Natural disaster type: Storm
- Alabama Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2020 - March 6, 2020, FEMA Id: 4546, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
- Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4426, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Blount County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 10, Winds: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,825 (78.7%)
- Carpooled: 823 (8.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 78 (0.8%)
- Walked: 132 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,172 (11.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Mexico (71%)
- Panama (4%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Fiji (3%)
- England (2%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Irish (24%)
- English (21%)
- American (20%)
- German (6%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in Blount County, Alabama in 2010:
- 280 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 129 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 57 people in group homes intended for adults
- 23 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Blount County, Alabama in 2000:
- 320 people in nursing homes
- 109 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 30 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in other group homes
7.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,945 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.30% |
| Alabama average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.96% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($39,251 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($8,694 average AGI)
Blount County: 1.35% Alabama average: 3.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Jefferson County, AL |  2.77% ($53,371 average AGI) |
| from Cullman County, AL | 0.54% ($42,250) |
| from St. Clair County, AL | 0.52% ($43,525) |
| from Marshall County, AL | 0.49% ($39,432) |
| from Etowah County, AL | 0.36% ($42,271) |
| from Shelby County, AL | 0.29% ($57,625) |
| from Walker County, AL | 0.13% ($38,640) |
6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,487 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.25% |
| Alabama average: | 6.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($38,547 average AGI)
1.12% relocated to other states ($6,941 average AGI)
Blount County: 1.12% Alabama average: 2.60%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Jefferson County, AL | 1.84% ($52,537 average AGI) |
| to Cullman County, AL | 0.85% ($46,890) |
| to Marshall County, AL | 0.50% ($40,737) |
| to St. Clair County, AL | 0.43% ($60,157) |
| to Etowah County, AL | 0.38% ($29,863) |
| to Shelby County, AL | 0.18% ($49,912) |
| to Walker County, AL | 0.16% ($40,742) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,966 (6,847 aged, 2,119 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,554 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Blount County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (847)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (664)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (638)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (526)
- Congestive heart failure (476)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (234)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (205)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (202)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (158)
- Unspecified dementia (115)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.0. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 104.0
- Other - 26.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59,381- Male householders: 10,990 (2,994 living alone), Female householders: 11,008 (2,763 living alone)
12,200 spouses (12,167 opposite-sex spouses), 867 unmarried partners, (866 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,558 children (15,776 natural, 691 adopted, 1,098 stepchildren), 2,209 grandchildren, 512 brothers or sisters, 659 parents, 56 foster children, 1,624 other relatives, 1,156 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 530
Size of family households: 6,713 2-persons, 3,419 3-persons, 3,361 4-persons, 1,512 5-persons, 322 6-persons, 287 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,748 1-person, 582 2-persons, 73 3-persons.
8,446 married couples with children.
2,989 single-parent households (941 men, 2,048 women).
92.4% of residents of Blount speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $203,678,000 ($3,704 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,549| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,732
| Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +496
| Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,446
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Blount County, Alabama
- 222020 or later
- 1,8042010 to 2019
- 5,1142000 to 2009
- 4,9181990 to 1999
- 3,3421980 to 1989
- 3,6601970 to 1979
- 2,2441960 to 1969
- 1,1591950 to 1959
- 9901940 to 1949
- 1,2061939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Alabama
- 811 room
- 772 rooms
- 3013 rooms
- 1,2164 rooms
- 3,8595 rooms
- 4,2196 rooms
- 2,9047 rooms
- 2,1018 rooms
- 2,8079+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Alabama
- 211 room
- 1322 rooms
- 3783 rooms
- 1,2994 rooms
- 1,3295 rooms
- 8066 rooms
- 2507 rooms
- 1958 rooms
- 1139+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Alabama
- 125no bedroom
- 2411 bedroom
- 2,7822 bedrooms
- 10,6353 bedrooms
- 2,9034 bedrooms
- 9075+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Alabama
- 23no bedroom
- 4751 bedroom
- 2,1212 bedrooms
- 1,5713 bedrooms
- 2814 bedrooms
- 295+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 326no vehicle
- 3,3481 vehicle
- 5,9562 vehicles
- 4,6383 vehicles
- 2,1324 vehicles
- 1,2135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in renter-occupied apartments
- 525no vehicle
- 2,2261 vehicle
- 1,1002 vehicles
- 3763 vehicles
- 2254 vehicles
- 265+ vehicles
90.2% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Alabama.
| Blount County: | 90.2% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,781
- Other state: 8,531
- Northeast: 759
- Midwest: 1,788
- South: 5,003
- West: 991
- 75.9%Electricity
- 12.5%Utility gas
- 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 76.6%Electricity
- 11.0%Utility gas
- 10.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 551
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Alabama: | 12.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 262
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Alabama: | 11.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 193
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Alabama: | 14.9% |
Blount County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,378
- Number of aged recipients: 178
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,200
- Number of recipients under 18: 169
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 848
- Number of recipients older than 64: 361
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 632
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 554
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 192 | $123,120 | 219 | $85,301 | 901 | $129,821 | 137 | $23,891 | 2 | $1,463,000 | 83 | $58,518 | 161 | $33,807 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 9 | $107,222 | 28 | $47,036 | 86 | $121,500 | 9 | $54,556 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $42,500 | 35 | $41,114 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 42 | $129,429 | 119 | $61,227 | 414 | $131,964 | 46 | $56,130 | 0 | $0 | 21 | $78,286 | 111 | $43,423 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 26 | $137,385 | 23 | $92,696 | 285 | $149,502 | 9 | $114,778 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $108,200 | 14 | $62,571 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $137,750 | 3 | $104,667 | 74 | $131,419 | 4 | $111,750 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $96,000 | 4 | $70,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 20 | $132,600 | 37 | $179,919 | 1 | $119,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 8 | $179,875 | 14 | $196,643 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $213,000 | 7 | $158,429 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $143,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $198,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Blount County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 511 | 71.7 years |
| William | 367 | 75.0 years |
| John | 304 | 73.6 years |
| Mary | 262 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 180 | 70.1 years |
| Charles | 128 | 67.8 years |
| Thomas | 127 | 73.1 years |
| George | 123 | 77.1 years |
| Willie | 112 | 78.2 years |
| Ruby | 110 | 80.1 years |
| Most common last names in Blount County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 207 | 71.9 years |
| Thomas | 173 | 76.5 years |
| Johnson | 137 | 74.8 years |
| Walker | 110 | 75.8 years |
| Jones | 104 | 74.2 years |
| Brown | 98 | 75.6 years |
| Tidwell | 92 | 77.4 years |
| Reid | 87 | 76.1 years |
| Williams | 84 | 73.4 years |
| Murphree | 82 | 76.5 years |
| Businesses in Blount County, AL | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| FedEx | 2 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | |||
Blount County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"