Walker County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 56,95086.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,8255.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4073.7%Two or more races
  • 1,9813.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3510.5%Some other race alone
  • 1350.2%Asian alone
  • 850.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 133
• Auto thefts: 50

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 61
• Thefts: 118
• Auto thefts: 40

Health of residents in Walker 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: $426 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $272 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Walker County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $558 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jasper, Manchester, Townley, Sumiton, Empire, Cordova, Dora, Carbon Hill, Flat Creek-Wegra, Parrish.

Neighboring counties: Bamberg County, South Carolina , Bryan County, Oklahoma , Chickasaw County, Mississippi , Hancock County, Georgia , Jackson County, Georgia , Grayson County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,581
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 787 (25.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4122010 or later
• 2402000 to 2009
• 751990 to 1999
• 831980 to 1989
• 621970 to 1979
• 74Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,349
• One, attached: 296
• Two: 499
• 3 or 4: 627
• 5 to 9: 862
• 10 to 19: 154
• 20 to 49: 51
• 50 or more: 49
• Mobile homes: 8,530
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 88

Housing units in Walker County with a mortgage: 8,404 (451 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 430 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 368

Religion statistics for Walker County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Walker 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 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: 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1908: May 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1908, 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
• 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
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1466: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1466, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.27% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,777 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.86% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($33,648 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($13,129 average AGI)

Walker County:	1.41%
Alabama average:	3.08%

from Jefferson County, AL	1.55% ($49,377 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL	0.44% ($33,380)
from Cullman County, AL	0.22% ($38,739)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.20% ($62,786)
from Shelby County, AL	0.18% ($77,243)
from Fayette County, AL	0.15% ($34,875)
from Blount County, AL	0.15% ($40,742)

4.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,977 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.75% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($32,782 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($9,194 average AGI)

Walker County:	1.11%
Alabama average:	2.60%

to Jefferson County, AL	1.40% ($42,915 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL	0.41% ($37,701)
to Cullman County, AL	0.28% ($57,138)
to Shelby County, AL	0.19% ($60,744)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.18% ($35,784)
to Marion County, AL	0.16% ($27,818)
to Blount County, AL	0.12% ($38,640)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Walker 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: 12,678 (3,267 living alone), Female householders: 13,082 (4,243 living alone)

• 12,717 spouses (12,602 opposite-sex spouses), 877 unmarried partners, (867 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,294 children (15,527 natural, 649 adopted, 1,121 stepchildren), 2,686 grandchildren, 560 brothers or sisters, 723 parents, 280 foster children, 1,167 other relatives, 2,219 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,093

Size of family households: 8,388 2-persons, 4,567 3-persons, 2,564 4-persons, 1,282 5-persons, 359 6-persons, 250 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,510 1-person, 725 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 31 5-persons.

7,946 married couples with children.
3,339 single-parent households (758 men, 2,581 women).

97.1% of residents of Walker speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $471,945,000 ($6,742 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,299,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $243,552,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $133,033,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,435,000
Federal grants: $78,889,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,274,000 ($838,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,763,000 ($906,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $176,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,998,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,973,000

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

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 58.45 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Walker County, Alabama
• 1292020 or later
• 2,4422010 to 2019
• 4,0052000 to 2009
• 4,9891990 to 1999
• 4,3061980 to 1989
• 5,3311970 to 1979
• 2,9181960 to 1969
• 2,5291950 to 1959
• 1,4721940 to 1949
• 1,8491939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Walker County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Walker County, Alabama
• 351 room
• 952 rooms
• 5683 rooms
• 1,6444 rooms
• 3,9395 rooms
• 4,5936 rooms
• 3,8777 rooms
• 2,6028 rooms
• 2,7939+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walker County, Alabama
• 1401 room
• 1572 rooms
• 6103 rooms
• 1,7174 rooms
• 1,3855 rooms
• 5896 rooms
• 5117 rooms
• 3308 rooms
• 2709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Walker County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Walker County, Alabama
• 116no bedroom
• 3561 bedroom
• 3,5302 bedrooms
• 11,3203 bedrooms
• 4,0244 bedrooms
• 7135+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walker County, Alabama
• 140no bedroom
• 9141 bedroom
• 2,3042 bedrooms
• 1,9673 bedrooms
• 3014 bedrooms
• 735+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Walker County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 526no vehicle
• 4,5081 vehicle
• 7,8642 vehicles
• 4,0713 vehicles
• 2,1944 vehicles
• 9335+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Walker County in renter-occupied apartments
• 632no vehicle
• 3,0251 vehicle
• 1,4612 vehicles
• 4093 vehicles
• 1774 vehicles
• 65+ vehicles

91.0% of Walker County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% 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: 51,974
• Other state: 12,074
• Northeast: 774
• Midwest: 3,201
• South: 6,625
• West: 1,435

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,190
• Number of aged recipients: 224
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,966
• Number of recipients under 18: 392
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,209
• Number of recipients older than 64: 589
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,288
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,427

Walker County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"