Blount County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 50,65984.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,06710.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,1383.6%Two or more races
  • 7161.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1460.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1170.2%Some other race alone
  • 1100.2%Asian alone
  • 640.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,358

Here:	$249,358
State:	$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,248

Here:	$218,248
State:	$222,857

Mobile homes: $67,057

Here:	$67,057
State:	$77,780

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,848

Here:	$43,848
State:	$95,848

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:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $595 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $343 (0.3%)

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

Cities in this county include: Oneonta, Clarence, Brooksville, Blountsville, Smoke Rise, Cleveland, Locust Fork, Snead, Susan Moore, Allgood.

Neighboring counties: Archer County, Texas , Socorro County, New Mexico , Itawamba County, Mississippi , Dickens County, Texas , King County, Texas , Motley County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,600
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,068 (34.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4202010 or later
• 1,2182000 to 2009
• 6721990 to 1999
• 2751980 to 1989
• 2101970 to 1979
• 76Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): " minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,487
• One, attached: 295
• Two: 459
• 3 or 4: 483
• 5 to 9: 192
• 10 to 19: 96
• 20 to 49: 128
• 50 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 5,844
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66

Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 9,034 (681 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 458 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118

Religion statistics for Blount County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Blount County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

7.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,945 average adjusted gross income)

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%

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)

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%

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)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

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 2020: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Blount County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,507 (2,905 living alone), Female householders: 11,016 (2,821 living alone)

• 12,501 spouses (12,478 opposite-sex spouses), 1,041 unmarried partners, (1,039 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,667 children (15,064 natural, 710 adopted, 911 stepchildren), 1,956 grandchildren, 609 brothers or sisters, 638 parents, 47 foster children, 1,589 other relatives, 1,267 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 650

Size of family households: 6,868 2-persons, 3,624 3-persons, 3,570 4-persons, 1,326 5-persons, 355 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,732 1-person, 620 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 39 5-persons.

8,339 married couples with children.
2,830 single-parent households (675 men, 2,155 women).

91.8% of residents of Blount speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% 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:

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

• Year house built in Blount County, Alabama
• 412020 or later
• 2,0452010 to 2019
• 5,0442000 to 2009
• 4,6731990 to 1999
• 3,5061980 to 1989
• 3,6081970 to 1979
• 2,1611960 to 1969
• 1,3271950 to 1959
• 9871940 to 1949
• 1,1461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Blount County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Alabama
• 1121 room
• 792 rooms
• 3913 rooms
• 1,3724 rooms
• 4,0285 rooms
• 4,0516 rooms
• 3,0607 rooms
• 2,1678 rooms
• 2,7659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Alabama
• 401 room
• 1002 rooms
• 5643 rooms
• 1,2834 rooms
• 1,2915 rooms
• 7786 rooms
• 2127 rooms
• 1978 rooms
• 1459+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Blount County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Alabama
• 188no bedroom
• 2321 bedroom
• 2,8462 bedrooms
• 10,7413 bedrooms
• 3,1664 bedrooms
• 7825+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Alabama
• 41no bedroom
• 5771 bedroom
• 2,2392 bedrooms
• 1,4413 bedrooms
• 2734 bedrooms
• 305+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 381no vehicle
• 3,4021 vehicle
• 6,3342 vehicles
• 4,7333 vehicles
• 2,1534 vehicles
• 9595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in renter-occupied apartments
• 649no vehicle
• 2,2471 vehicle
• 1,1102 vehicles
• 3483 vehicles
• 2234 vehicles
• 215+ vehicles

88.8% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Alabama.

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

• This state: 47,103
• Other state: 8,934
• Northeast: 694
• Midwest: 2,009
• South: 5,064
• West: 1,157

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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"