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Pickens County, Alabama (AL)

County population in 2022: 19,098 (all rural); it was 20,949 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,997
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,101
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,404
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,914 (it was 1,682 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

30%

Land area: 881 sq. mi.

Water area: 8.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Pickens County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.8%), Manufacturing (21.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Pickens County, AL (2022)
    • 10,15053.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7,29238.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0465.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4172.2%Two or more races
    • 280.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 250.1%Some other race alone
    • 110.06%Asian alone
Median resident age:

43.2 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Males: 9,205  (48.2%)
Females: 9,893  (51.8%)
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Average household size:
Pickens County:

2.0 people
Alabama:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,388 ($26,254 in 1999)
This county:

$45,388
Alabama:

$59,674

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $312 (lower quartile is $183, upper quartile is $478)
This county:

$312
State:

$693


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $134,157 (it was $57,400 in 2000)
Pickens:

$134,157
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,731 - $238,751

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,822
Here:

$244,822
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,846
Here:

$196,846
State:

$222,857

Mobile homes: $65,284
Here:

$65,284
State:

$77,780

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $393,408
Here:

$393,408
State:

$95,848

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,060
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372

Institutionalized population: 331

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 4
  • Auto thefts: 2

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 13
  • Auto thefts: 4
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 6 buildings, average cost: $123,000
  • 2021: 7 buildings, average cost: $123,000
  • 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $128,300
  • 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $215,900
  • 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $124,300
  • 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $146,200
  • 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $176,000
  • 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,200
  • 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $158,000
  • 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,500
  • 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $83,200
  • 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $171,500
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $92,000
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,800
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,200
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,200
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,800
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $27,500
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $69,100
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $69,800
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $151,200
  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $145,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Pickens, AL residents
Average permit cost in Pickens, AL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $509 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $314 (0.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Pickens, AL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pickens, AL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Pickens, AL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 23.1%
Pickens County:

23.1%
Alabama:

16.2%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.7% for Black residents, 9.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.9% for American Indian residents, 15.8% for other race residents, 42.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.2 years old
(Males: 41.4 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.7 years old, Black residents: 39.8 years old, American Indian residents: 29.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.4 years old, Other race residents: 23.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickens County is $361 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: South Pickens, Aliceville, Reform, Gordo, Carrollton, Pickensville, Macedonia, Ethelsville, McMullen, Memphis.

Pickens County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Lea County, New Mexico , Noxubee County, Mississippi , Talladega County , Winston County, Mississippi , Newton County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Alabama:

2.6%

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

Current college students: 641
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 842 (15.9% naturalized citizens)

Pickens County:

4.4%
Whole state:

3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1812010 or later
  • 2062000 to 2009
  • 2261990 to 1999
  • 321980 to 1989
  • 121970 to 1979
  • 27Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): $ minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.2%

Pickens County marital status for males Pickens County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,734
  • One, attached: 62
  • Two: 280
  • 3 or 4: 311
  • 5 to 9: 122
  • 10 to 19: 121
  • 20 to 49: 84
  • 50 or more: 1
  • Mobile homes: 2,097
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 2,002 (147 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Here:

1.5% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Pickens County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,79562
Black Protestant1,71615
Mainline Protestant1,60319
Other3121
Catholic741
None6,246-
Pickens 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: 6
Pickens County:

3.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Pickens County:

4.08 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

4.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Pickens County:

14.6%
Alabama:

11.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Pickens County:

35.3%
State:

31.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.2%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Pickens County:

Average size of farms: 289 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149,922
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $93.73
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.52%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108,566
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,105
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.45
Corn for grain: 3097 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 690 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3640 harvested acres
Vegetables: 75 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 171% 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 49.0 miles away from Pickens County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 34.0 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 156.3 miles away from the 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 164.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from Pickens 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 207.4 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 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 Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4082: September 21, 2012, FEMA Id: 4082, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 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 Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1593: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1593, 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
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Pickens County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 4, Floods: 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 in 2022 - Pickens

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,253 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled: 283 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 42 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 36 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 568 (13.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (2%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

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


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Material moving occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (65%)
  • Guatemala (9%)
  • Cuba (5%)
  • Honduras (4%)
  • Colombia (3%)
  • England (2%)
  • Italy (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pickens County


  • American (23%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • German (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • African (1%)

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

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

  • 170 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 161 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 3 people in group homes intended for adults

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

  • 198 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $51,860.

5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,964 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.00%
Alabama average:

6.87%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($32,149 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($12,815 average AGI)
Pickens County:

1.50%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  2.26% ($42,540 average AGI)
from Lowndes County, MS  0.43% ($47,615)


5.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.20%
Alabama average:

6.41%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($28,889 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($12,570 average AGI)
Pickens County:

1.66%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  2.12% ($39,597 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, MS  0.63% ($37,105)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in Pickens County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Pickens County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Pickens County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Pickens County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,323 (3,077 aged, 1,246 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 461 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Heart failure, unspecified (190)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (174)
  • Congestive heart failure (125)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (98)
  • Unspecified dementia (63)
  • Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (47)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (22)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (21)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (20)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (12)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,098
  • Male householders: 3,394 (1,176 living alone), Female householders: 3,996 (1,222 living alone)
  • 3,219 spouses (3,211 opposite-sex spouses), 312 unmarried partners, (312 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,876 children (4,644 natural, 64 adopted, 163 stepchildren), 631 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 13 foster children, 445 other relatives, 314 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,791

Size of family households: 2,340 2-persons, 1,301 3-persons, 555 4-persons, 334 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,400 1-person, 313 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,542 married couples with children.
1,356 single-parent households (77 men, 1,279 women).

94.3% of residents of Pickens speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $154,533,000 ($7,575 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,868,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,241,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,697,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,678,000
Federal grants: $45,082,000
Federal procurement contracts: $891,000 ($179,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,944,000 ($2,120,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,271,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,071,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,717,000

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

Births: 1,460
Here:

72 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,400
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -793
Here -39 per 1000 residents
State +2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pickens County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.2
State:

4.7

Year house built in Pickens County, Alabama
  • Year house built in Pickens County, Alabama
  • 172020 or later
  • 4812010 to 2019
  • 1,0542000 to 2009
  • 1,5971990 to 1999
  • 1,2441980 to 1989
  • 1,5601970 to 1979
  • 1,1261960 to 1969
  • 7541950 to 1959
  • 3581940 to 1949
  • 4101939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Alabama
  • 611 room
  • 252 rooms
  • 2093 rooms
  • 4474 rooms
  • 1,1815 rooms
  • 1,3416 rooms
  • 9647 rooms
  • 6068 rooms
  • 7089+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
  • 51 room
  • 382 rooms
  • 2323 rooms
  • 4134 rooms
  • 3905 rooms
  • 3796 rooms
  • 2237 rooms
  • 1268 rooms
  • 599+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Alabama
  • 66no bedroom
  • 1521 bedroom
  • 9272 bedrooms
  • 2,8883 bedrooms
  • 1,2954 bedrooms
  • 2005+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Alabama
  • 6no bedroom
  • 2221 bedroom
  • 5902 bedrooms
  • 8553 bedrooms
  • 2034 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 226no vehicle
  • 1,3261 vehicle
  • 1,8372 vehicles
  • 1,2783 vehicles
  • 6304 vehicles
  • 2165+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 319no vehicle
  • 8911 vehicle
  • 4752 vehicles
  • 803 vehicles
  • 394 vehicles
  • 715+ vehicles

88.2% of Pickens 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, 58% lived in Alabama.

Pickens County:

88.2%
State average:

87.6%

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

  • This state: 13,176
  • Other state: 4,974
  • Northeast: 132
  • Midwest: 531
  • South: 4,079
  • West: 267
Year householders moved into unit in Pickens County, AL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pickens County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 64.7%Electricity
  • 15.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 14.1%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 56.6%Electricity
  • 30.7%Utility gas
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.0%Wood
  • 1.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 342
Here:

20.0%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119
Here:

14.6%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51
Here:

6.0%
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

Pickens County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
    Other: $613,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,241,000
    Financial Administration: $2,414,000
    Regular Highways: $2,374,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,044,000
    Health - Other: $163,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    Health and Hospitals: $35,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $93,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $486,000
    Highways: $178,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,923,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $317,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    Sale of Property: $33,000
    General Revenue - Other: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $738,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,602,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,128,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,241,000
    Other: $1,217,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,674,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $386,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $253,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $124,000
    Other License: $62,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,570,000

Pickens County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
    Other: $613,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,241,000
    Financial Administration: $2,414,000
    Regular Highways: $2,374,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,044,000
    Health - Other: $163,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    Health and Hospitals: $35,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $93,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $486,000
    Highways: $178,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,923,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $317,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    Sale of Property: $33,000
    General Revenue - Other: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $738,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,602,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,128,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,241,000
    Other: $1,217,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,674,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $386,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $253,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $124,000
    Other License: $62,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,570,000

Pickens County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
    Other: $613,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,241,000
    Financial Administration: $2,414,000
    Regular Highways: $2,374,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,044,000
    Health - Other: $163,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    Health and Hospitals: $35,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $93,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $486,000
    Highways: $178,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,923,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $317,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    Sale of Property: $33,000
    General Revenue - Other: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $738,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,602,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,128,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,241,000
    Other: $1,217,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,674,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $386,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $253,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $124,000
    Other License: $62,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,570,000

Pickens County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
    Other: $613,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,241,000
    Financial Administration: $2,414,000
    Regular Highways: $2,374,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,044,000
    Health - Other: $163,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    Health and Hospitals: $35,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $93,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $486,000
    Highways: $178,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,923,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $317,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    Sale of Property: $33,000
    General Revenue - Other: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $738,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,602,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,128,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,241,000
    Other: $1,217,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,674,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $386,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $253,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $124,000
    Other License: $62,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,570,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,363
  • Number of aged recipients: 203
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,160
  • Number of recipients under 18: 195
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 806
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 362
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 531
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 581
Most common first names in Pickens County, AL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James25373.0 years
Mary22079.7 years
William21873.9 years
John19274.0 years
Willie14974.3 years
Annie12980.8 years
Robert10674.1 years
Mattie8080.1 years
Henry7476.4 years
George7077.5 years
Most common last names in Pickens County, AL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jones15674.8 years
Brown7875.2 years
Elmore7678.0 years
Smith7573.9 years
Latham6973.7 years
Bonner6474.9 years
Johnson6476.1 years
Williams5976.7 years
Davis5978.5 years
Sanders5478.0 years
Businesses in Pickens County, AL
NameCountNameCount
CVS2Subway3
FedEx1U-Haul2
H&R Block2UPS3
Lane Furniture2