Colbert County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 42,80378.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,95416.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6363.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9061.6%Two or more races
  • 2710.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2580.5%Asian alone
  • 480.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 340.06%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 117
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 138
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 104
• Thefts: 238
• Auto thefts: 17

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $545 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $432 (0.4%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Colbert County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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

Current college students: 1,904
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,075 (43.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5162010 or later
• 1642000 to 2009
• 1931990 to 1999
• 1461980 to 1989
• 731970 to 1979
• 95Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,713
• One, attached: 125
• Two: 872
• 3 or 4: 1,124
• 5 to 9: 864
• 10 to 19: 261
• 20 to 49: 118
• 50 or more: 197
• Mobile homes: 2,430
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 84

Housing units in Colbert County with a mortgage: 7,873 (122 second mortgage, 439 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,210

Religion statistics for Colbert County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Colbert County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

6.20% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,925 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.28% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($27,194 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($14,730 average AGI)

Colbert County:	1.92%
Alabama average:	2.56%

from Lauderdale County, AL	2.38% ($39,319 average AGI)
from Franklin County, AL	0.63% ($36,661)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.29% ($38,466)
from Madison County, AL	0.15% ($36,800)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.12% ($66,250)
from Morgan County, AL	0.11% ($35,045)

5.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,826 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.15% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,298 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($14,529 average AGI)

Colbert County:	1.79%
Alabama average:	2.59%

to Lauderdale County, AL	2.36% ($36,356 average AGI)
to Franklin County, AL	0.48% ($32,532)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.26% ($42,529)
to Madison County, AL	0.24% ($45,250)
to Morgan County, AL	0.13% ($31,440)
to Limestone County, AL	0.11% ($56,773)
to Davidson County, TN	0.10% ($44,300)

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

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.8

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

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,468 (2,623 living alone), Female householders: 10,760 (3,702 living alone)

• 11,127 spouses (11,076 opposite-sex spouses), 1,173 unmarried partners, (1,142 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,489 children (14,310 natural, 332 adopted, 844 stepchildren), 1,445 grandchildren, 730 brothers or sisters, 736 parents, 8 foster children, 772 other relatives, 944 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 441

Size of family households: 8,149 2-persons, 3,080 3-persons, 2,415 4-persons, 868 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,330 1-person, 861 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

6,448 married couples with children.
3,482 single-parent households (606 men, 2,876 women).

97.1% of residents of Colbert speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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:

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

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

• Year house built in Colbert County, Alabama
• 1,4162014 or later
• 8702010 to 2013
• 3,4062000 to 2009
• 3,3471990 to 1999
• 2,9981980 to 1989
• 4,8961970 to 1979
• 3,8771960 to 1969
• 2,7401950 to 1959
• 1,3421940 to 1949
• 2,0611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Colbert County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
• 251 room
• 1202 rooms
• 1353 rooms
• 8434 rooms
• 2,6545 rooms
• 3,4606 rooms
• 3,6467 rooms
• 2,2628 rooms
• 2,9419+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
• 681 room
• 1532 rooms
• 5253 rooms
• 1,4424 rooms
• 1,6535 rooms
• 1,2966 rooms
• 7207 rooms
• 2378 rooms
• 1039+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Colbert County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colbert County, Alabama
• 30no bedroom
• 1821 bedroom
• 1,9842 bedrooms
• 9,7203 bedrooms
• 3,3484 bedrooms
• 7365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colbert County, Alabama
• 75no bedroom
• 8471 bedroom
• 2,4642 bedrooms
• 2,4143 bedrooms
• 3294 bedrooms
• 335+ 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
• 294no vehicle
• 3,5571 vehicle
• 6,6982 vehicles
• 3,4203 vehicles
• 1,5404 vehicles
• 5595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Colbert County in renter-occupied apartments
• 915no vehicle
• 3,0231 vehicle
• 1,7222 vehicles
• 3773 vehicles
• 1244 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

90.6% of Colbert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Alabama.

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

• This state: 42,325
• Other state: 11,289
• Northeast: 774
• Midwest: 2,948
• South: 6,525
• West: 1,012

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"