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Colbert County, Alabama (AL)

County population in 2022: 57,796 (56% urban, 44% rural); it was 54,984 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 9,687
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,886
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,006
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,200 (it was 5,455 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

30%

Land area: 595 sq. mi.

Water area: 29.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 97 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Colbert County: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.4%), Manufacturing (18.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Colbert County, AL (2022)
    • 44,52577.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,01815.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,9483.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,6512.9%Two or more races
    • 2370.4%Asian alone
    • 1450.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1050.2%Some other race alone
    • 660.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.3 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Males: 28,084  (48.6%)
Females: 29,712  (51.4%)
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Average household size:
Colbert County:

2.0 people
Alabama:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,210 ($31,954 in 1999)
This county:

$56,210
Alabama:

$59,674

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $537 (lower quartile is $412, upper quartile is $718)
This county:

$537
State:

$693


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,297 (it was $68,200 in 2000)
Colbert:

$166,297
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,457 - $261,066
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,135
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $402

Institutionalized population: 359

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 47
  • Burglaries: 78
  • Thefts: 133
  • Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0
Colbert County, AL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 98 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2021: 221 buildings, average cost: $121,900
  • 2020: 197 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 2019: 162 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2018: 160 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2017: 150 buildings, average cost: $120,200
  • 2016: 136 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 2015: 124 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 2014: 120 buildings, average cost: $134,600
  • 2013: 112 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2012: 96 buildings, average cost: $119,900
  • 2011: 80 buildings, average cost: $124,000
  • 2010: 83 buildings, average cost: $119,400
  • 2009: 82 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2008: 128 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2007: 174 buildings, average cost: $117,800
  • 2006: 200 buildings, average cost: $102,600
  • 2005: 145 buildings, average cost: $100,100
  • 2004: 135 buildings, average cost: $95,300
  • 2003: 118 buildings, average cost: $76,800
  • 2002: 110 buildings, average cost: $76,300
  • 2001: 95 buildings, average cost: $76,100
  • 2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $80,200
  • 1999: 132 buildings, average cost: $78,700
  • 1998: 126 buildings, average cost: $60,700
  • 1997: 116 buildings, average cost: $71,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Colbert, AL residents
Average permit cost in Colbert, AL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $716 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $491 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Colbert, AL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Colbert, AL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Colbert, AL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.4%
Colbert County:

16.4%
Alabama:

16.2%
(11.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.3% for Black residents, 39.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.3% for American Indian residents, 36.8% for other race residents, 34.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.3 years old
(Males: 39.2 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.4 years old, Black residents: 38.7 years old, American Indian residents: 54.4 years old, Asian residents: 43.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.0 years old, Other race residents: 22.9 years old)

Area name: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colbert County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tri-Cities, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Cherokee, Littleville, Leighton.

Colbert County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: San Bernardino County, California , Perry County, Arkansas , Habersham County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Alabama:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Colbert, AL
County total employment by year in Colbert, AL
County average yearly wages by year in Colbert, AL

Current college students: 1,904
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,066 (33.6% naturalized citizens)

Colbert County:

1.8%
Whole state:

3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6222010 or later
  • 2332000 to 2009
  • 891990 to 1999
  • 1461980 to 1989
  • 731970 to 1979
  • 95Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.1%

Colbert County marital status for males Colbert County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 21,345
  • One, attached: 283
  • Two: 1,172
  • 3 or 4: 1,207
  • 5 to 9: 964
  • 10 to 19: 328
  • 20 to 49: 334
  • 50 or more: 223
  • Mobile homes: 2,295
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 104

Housing units in Colbert County with a mortgage: 8,951 (576 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 548 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 433

Here:

1.8% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Colbert County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant29,759103
Mainline Protestant3,36817
Black Protestant3,25618
Catholic1,4151
Other71
None16,623-
Colbert County Religion Details
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: 10
Colbert County:

1.83 / 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): 9
This county:

1.65 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
Colbert County:

5.87 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 34
This county:

6.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Colbert County:

13.5%
Alabama:

11.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Colbert County:

35.7%
State:

31.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.7%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Colbert County:

Average size of farms: 226 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $59,251
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $236.06
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49,361
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.86%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52,054
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.37
Corn for grain: 6334 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3363 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 24598 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3347 harvested acres
Vegetables: 54 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 24 acres

Earthquake activity:

Colbert County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 221% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from Colbert County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 120.5 miles away from the 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 159.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 173.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from Colbert County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 257.5 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 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, 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, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to September 26, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1605: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1605, 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
  • Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Colbert County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 4, Freezes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Colbert

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,513 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled: 2,124 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 19 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 11 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 221 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 310 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,756 (6.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (68%)
  • Cuba (4%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Japan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Colbert County


  • American (33%)
  • English (15%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • German (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Colbert County, Alabama in 2010:

  • 276 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 77 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 75 people in college/university student housing
  • 40 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 6 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Colbert County, Alabama in 2000:

  • 353 people in nursing homes
  • 75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 64 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 45 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 22 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 21 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,808.

7.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.22%
Alabama average:

6.87%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($28,730 average AGI)
2.49% relocated from other states ($19,432 average AGI)
Colbert County:

2.49%
Alabama average:

3.08%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lauderdale County, AL  2.57% ($38,809 average AGI)
from Franklin County, AL  0.65% ($49,165)
from Lawrence County, AL  0.23% ($43,229)
from Morgan County, AL  0.22% ($47,644)
from Madison County, AL  0.20% ($54,171)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.14% ($52,571)
from Limestone County, AL  0.13% ($50,370)


6.04% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.04%
Alabama average:

6.41%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($56,187 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($19,389 average AGI)
Colbert County:

1.75%
Alabama average:

2.60%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lauderdale County, AL  2.14% ($70,311 average AGI)
to Franklin County, AL  0.48% ($97,265)
to Madison County, AL  0.26% ($45,132)
to Morgan County, AL  0.22% ($46,333)
to Lawrence County, AL  0.20% ($58,250)
to Limestone County, AL  0.19% ($50,605)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.16% ($77,594)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Colbert County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Colbert County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Colbert County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Colbert County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Colbert County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Colbert County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Colbert County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Colbert County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Colbert County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,849 (8,916 aged, 2,933 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 885 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Colbert County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (889)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (827)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (749)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (693)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (635)
  • Unspecified dementia (376)
  • Congestive heart failure (361)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (334)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (239)
  • Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (179)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 60.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 125.6
  • Other - 20.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 57,796
  • Male householders: 11,934 (2,947 living alone), Female householders: 12,313 (4,199 living alone)
  • 11,616 spouses (11,603 opposite-sex spouses), 1,579 unmarried partners, (1,540 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,845 children (14,816 natural, 589 adopted, 467 stepchildren), 1,165 grandchildren, 659 brothers or sisters, 593 parents, 23 foster children, 539 other relatives, 1,136 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 529

Size of family households: 7,964 2-persons, 3,316 3-persons, 2,864 4-persons, 865 5-persons, 490 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,144 1-person, 1,280 2-persons, 176 3-persons.

6,667 married couples with children.
4,265 single-parent households (863 men, 3,402 women).

97.7% of residents of Colbert speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 61% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $490,831,000 ($8,953 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,703,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $204,067,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,671,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,531,000
Federal grants: $62,542,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,355,000 ($1,392,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $106,665,000 ($9,853,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $941,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,938,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,173,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,122
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,228
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +81
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -217
Here -4 per 1000 residents
State +2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Colbert County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.05 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.7

Year house built in Colbert County, Alabama
  • Year house built in Colbert County, Alabama
  • 1272020 or later
  • 3,4212010 to 2019
  • 4,0732000 to 2009
  • 2,9741990 to 1999
  • 2,7931980 to 1989
  • 4,8441970 to 1979
  • 3,8281960 to 1969
  • 2,6051950 to 1959
  • 1,2891940 to 1949
  • 1,9921939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
  • 211 room
  • 1082 rooms
  • 1933 rooms
  • 9284 rooms
  • 2,9405 rooms
  • 3,6356 rooms
  • 3,8867 rooms
  • 2,4828 rooms
  • 3,1339+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
  • 1371 room
  • 3042 rooms
  • 7673 rooms
  • 1,3154 rooms
  • 1,9515 rooms
  • 1,1626 rooms
  • 8727 rooms
  • 2588 rooms
  • 1009+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
  • 22no bedroom
  • 2261 bedroom
  • 2,3152 bedrooms
  • 10,5163 bedrooms
  • 3,3244 bedrooms
  • 8765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
  • 162no bedroom
  • 1,0871 bedroom
  • 2,8202 bedrooms
  • 2,5233 bedrooms
  • 2954 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 358no vehicle
  • 3,8911 vehicle
  • 6,9592 vehicles
  • 4,0763 vehicles
  • 1,4174 vehicles
  • 6505+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 710no vehicle
  • 3,5591 vehicle
  • 2,0492 vehicles
  • 3743 vehicles
  • 1154 vehicles
  • 1195+ vehicles

92.0% of Colbert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Alabama.

Colbert County:

92.0%
State average:

87.6%

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

  • This state: 43,774
  • Other state: 12,515
  • Northeast: 765
  • Midwest: 3,219
  • South: 7,256
  • West: 1,238
Year householders moved into unit in Colbert County, AL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Colbert County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 56.3%Electricity
  • 33.6%Utility gas
  • 9.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 79.4%Electricity
  • 16.5%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 618
Here:

10.9%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 327
Here:

13.6%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 138
Here:

8.5%
Alabama:

14.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Colbert County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,225,000
    Other: $1,846,000
    Other: $1,525,000
    Regular Highways: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $875,000
    Parks and Recreation: $266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $254,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $725,000
    Regular Highways: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $543,000
    Water Utilities: $395,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,371,000
    Regular Highways: $5,138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,678,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,519,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,408,000
    Police Protection: $2,408,000
    Water Utilities: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
    Water Utilities: $1,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,720,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,646,000
    General - Other: $1,139,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,122,000
    Financial Administration: $951,000
    Financial Administration: $912,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $871,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $355,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
    Parks and Recreation: $235,000
    Health - Other: $216,000
    Health - Other: $186,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
    Interest on Debt: $23,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $285,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,846,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,366,000
    Other: $252,000
    Public Welfare: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,167,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,377,000
    Interest Earnings: $644,000
    Sale of Property: $313,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Central Staff Services: $194,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,880,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,989,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,658,000
    Water Utilities: $2,094,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,155,000
    Highways: $2,912,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,119,000
    Highways: $2,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
    Other: $1,548,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,426,000
    Property: $6,385,000
    Other: $598,000
    Other: $395,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $216,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $24,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,288,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000

Colbert County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,225,000
    Other: $1,846,000
    Other: $1,525,000
    Regular Highways: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $875,000
    Parks and Recreation: $266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $254,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $725,000
    Regular Highways: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $543,000
    Water Utilities: $395,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,371,000
    Regular Highways: $5,138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,678,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,519,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,408,000
    Police Protection: $2,408,000
    Water Utilities: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
    Water Utilities: $1,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,720,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,646,000
    General - Other: $1,139,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,122,000
    Financial Administration: $951,000
    Financial Administration: $912,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $871,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $355,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
    Parks and Recreation: $235,000
    Health - Other: $216,000
    Health - Other: $186,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
    Interest on Debt: $23,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $285,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,846,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,366,000
    Other: $252,000
    Public Welfare: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,167,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,377,000
    Interest Earnings: $644,000
    Sale of Property: $313,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Central Staff Services: $194,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,880,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,989,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,658,000
    Water Utilities: $2,094,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,155,000
    Highways: $2,912,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,119,000
    Highways: $2,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
    Other: $1,548,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,426,000
    Property: $6,385,000
    Other: $598,000
    Other: $395,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $216,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $24,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,288,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000

Colbert County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,225,000
    Other: $1,846,000
    Other: $1,525,000
    Regular Highways: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $875,000
    Parks and Recreation: $266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $254,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $725,000
    Regular Highways: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $543,000
    Water Utilities: $395,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,371,000
    Regular Highways: $5,138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,678,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,519,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,408,000
    Police Protection: $2,408,000
    Water Utilities: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
    Water Utilities: $1,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,720,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,646,000
    General - Other: $1,139,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,122,000
    Financial Administration: $951,000
    Financial Administration: $912,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $871,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $355,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
    Parks and Recreation: $235,000
    Health - Other: $216,000
    Health - Other: $186,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
    Interest on Debt: $23,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $285,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,846,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,366,000
    Other: $252,000
    Public Welfare: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,167,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,377,000
    Interest Earnings: $644,000
    Sale of Property: $313,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Central Staff Services: $194,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,880,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,989,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,658,000
    Water Utilities: $2,094,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,155,000
    Highways: $2,912,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,119,000
    Highways: $2,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
    Other: $1,548,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,426,000
    Property: $6,385,000
    Other: $598,000
    Other: $395,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $216,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $24,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,288,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000

Colbert County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,225,000
    Other: $1,846,000
    Other: $1,525,000
    Regular Highways: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $875,000
    Parks and Recreation: $266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $254,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $725,000
    Regular Highways: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $543,000
    Water Utilities: $395,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,371,000
    Regular Highways: $5,138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,678,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,519,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,408,000
    Police Protection: $2,408,000
    Water Utilities: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
    Water Utilities: $1,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,720,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,646,000
    General - Other: $1,139,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,122,000
    Financial Administration: $951,000
    Financial Administration: $912,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $871,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $355,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
    Parks and Recreation: $235,000
    Health - Other: $216,000
    Health - Other: $186,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
    Interest on Debt: $23,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $285,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,846,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,366,000
    Other: $252,000
    Public Welfare: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,167,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,377,000
    Interest Earnings: $644,000
    Sale of Property: $313,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Central Staff Services: $194,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,880,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,989,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,658,000
    Water Utilities: $2,094,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,155,000
    Highways: $2,912,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,119,000
    Highways: $2,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
    Other: $1,548,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,426,000
    Property: $6,385,000
    Other: $598,000
    Other: $395,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $216,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $24,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,288,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,054
  • Number of aged recipients: 188
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,866
  • Number of recipients under 18: 310
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,347
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 397
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 887
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 856
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 12 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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED155$112,890295$104,003934$116,489129$27,8765$1,108,000201$87,49348$26,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED17$75,05924$66,79285$119,4128$54,0000$08$60,87523$39,043
APPLICATIONS DENIED27$97,37083$59,675363$117,66940$31,9751$61,00025$102,04048$39,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN14$101,35716$92,500232$120,4539$43,4440$08$157,8752$48,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$89,0006$83,16763$128,7783$47,0000$00$03$48,667
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED46$155,82629$150,4831$320,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED7$126,00018$161,1671$97,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$165,75014$149,7860$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$117,0003$180,3330$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$35,5001$288,0002$35,500
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Colbert, AL
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Colbert, AL - Value
Most common first names in Colbert County, AL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James65870.6 years
William52772.9 years
Mary49778.1 years
John41074.3 years
Robert31471.1 years
Charles23968.7 years
Annie20881.2 years
Willie17276.5 years
Thomas16971.9 years
George16473.9 years
Most common last names in Colbert County, AL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith25474.5 years
Johnson22375.6 years
Davis17075.1 years
Thompson16574.3 years
King13573.6 years
Williams11974.3 years
Mitchell11775.0 years
Jackson11773.0 years
Brown11476.3 years
Malone10975.1 years
Businesses in Colbert County, AL
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1McDonald's4
Ace Hardware2Microtel1
Advance Auto Parts1New Balance3
Arby's1Nike1
AutoZone2Outback1
Best Western1Outback Steakhouse1
Burger King2Papa John's Pizza1
CVS1Penske2
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut2
Chuck E. Cheese's1Quiznos1
Comfort Inn1Rite Aid1
Curves1Ruby Tuesday1
Days Inn1SONIC Drive-In1
Domino's Pizza1Sears1
FedEx8Subway5
Ford1T-Mobile2
GNC1Taco Bell1
GameStop1Toyota1
H&R Block3U-Haul3
Hardee's2UPS5
KFC1Waffle House1
Kmart1Walgreens1
Lane Furniture1Walmart1
Little Caesars Pizza1Wendy's1
Lowe's1

Colbert County on our top lists:

  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"