Blount County, Alabama (AL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,942
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,084
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,194 (it was 3,181 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 646 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 92 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (16.9%), Retail trade (12.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 41.1 years |
Alabama median age: | 39.6 years |
Males: 30,049 | (50.4%) |
Females: 29,570 | (49.6%) |
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Blount County: | 2.0 people |
Alabama: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,502 ($35,241 in 1999)
This county: | $57,502 |
Alabama: | $59,674 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $504 (lower quartile is $377, upper quartile is $638)
This county: | $504 |
State: | $693 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,951 (it was $76,900 in 2000)
Blount: | $178,951 |
Alabama: | $200,900 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,216Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $362
Institutionalized population: 409
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.67.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
41.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 20 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2021: 24 buildings, average cost: $170,700
- 2020: 23 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $183,000
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $237,000
- 2016: 14 buildings, average cost: $201,100
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $174,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $163,600
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $382,000
- 2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2009: 11 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2008: 14 buildings, average cost: $186,600
- 2007: 32 buildings, average cost: $149,000
- 2006: 39 buildings, average cost: $199,600
- 2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $142,700
- 2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $153,900
- 2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2001: 44 buildings, average cost: $136,200
- 2000: 59 buildings, average cost: $144,900
- 1999: 63 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $118,400
- 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $100,200
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%)
Blount County: | 14.6% |
Alabama: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.1 years old
(Males: 39.5 years old, Females: 42.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 39.4 years old, American Indian residents: 31.1 years old, Asian residents: 27.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.1 years old, Other race residents: 26.6 years old)
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 .
Here: | 2.3% |
Alabama: | 2.6% |
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)
Blount County: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
- 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
Here: | 7.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Blount County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 29,223 | 122 |
Catholic | 4,744 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,035 | 29 |
Other | 292 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 58 | 2 |
None | 19,970 | - |
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:
Blount County: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Blount County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Blount County: | 10.5% |
Alabama: | 11.8% |
Blount County: | 31.5% |
State: | 31.7% |
Here: | 19.9% |
State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Blount County:
Average size of farms: 115 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91,532
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.60
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60,717
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,480
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.24%
Corn for grain: 835 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2820 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 927 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,173 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 404 acres
Earthquake activity:
Blount County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Blount County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 76.0 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 201.9 miles away from Blount 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 243.0 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 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.
The number of natural disasters in Blount County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 10, Winds: 5, Hurricanes: 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:
- Drove a car alone: 7,734 (75.1%)
- Carpooled: 989 (9.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 104 (1.0%)
- Walked: 232 (2.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,374 (13.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (74%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Fiji (2%)
- England (2%)
- Germany (2%)
- Cuba (1%)
- English (23%)
- American (19%)
- Irish (19%)
- German (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in Blount County, Alabama in 2010:
- 280 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 129 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 57 people in group homes intended for adults
- 23 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Blount County, Alabama in 2000:
- 320 people in nursing homes
- 109 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 30 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in other group homes
7.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,945 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.30% |
Alabama average: | 6.87% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 6.25% |
Alabama average: | 6.41% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,966 (6,847 aged, 2,119 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,554 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Blount County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (847)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (664)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (638)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (526)
- Congestive heart failure (476)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (234)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (205)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (202)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (158)
- Unspecified dementia (115)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.0. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 104.0
- Other - 26.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59,619- 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:
Births: 3,549Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,732
Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +496
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,446
Here: | +62 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.81 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.7 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Blount County: | 88.8% |
State average: | 87.6% |
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
- 74.9%Electricity
- 12.7%Utility gas
- 10.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 73.8%Electricity
- 12.5%Utility gas
- 12.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.1% |
Alabama: | 14.7% |
Here: | 11.1% |
Alabama: | 16.3% |
Here: | 8.0% |
Alabama: | 14.6% |
Blount County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
Blount County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $356,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,786,000
Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,878,000
General Public Buildings: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000
Financial Administration: $425,000
Transit Utilities: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $201,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $37,000
Libraries: $30,000
Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,551,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,006,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $271,000
Donations From Private Sources: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $754,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,001,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,816,000
General Local Government Support: $1,244,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000
- Tax - Property: $6,641,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,640,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $531,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $50,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,206,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 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) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 192 | $123,120 | 219 | $85,301 | 901 | $129,821 | 137 | $23,891 | 2 | $1,463,000 | 83 | $58,518 | 161 | $33,807 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 9 | $107,222 | 28 | $47,036 | 86 | $121,500 | 9 | $54,556 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $42,500 | 35 | $41,114 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 42 | $129,429 | 119 | $61,227 | 414 | $131,964 | 46 | $56,130 | 0 | $0 | 21 | $78,286 | 111 | $43,423 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 26 | $137,385 | 23 | $92,696 | 285 | $149,502 | 9 | $114,778 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $108,200 | 14 | $62,571 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $137,750 | 3 | $104,667 | 74 | $131,419 | 4 | $111,750 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $96,000 | 4 | $70,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 20 | $132,600 | 37 | $179,919 | 1 | $119,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 8 | $179,875 | 14 | $196,643 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $213,000 | 7 | $158,429 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $143,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $198,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Blount County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 511 | 71.7 years |
William | 367 | 75.0 years |
John | 304 | 73.6 years |
Mary | 262 | 78.0 years |
Robert | 180 | 70.1 years |
Charles | 128 | 67.8 years |
Thomas | 127 | 73.1 years |
George | 123 | 77.1 years |
Willie | 112 | 78.2 years |
Ruby | 110 | 80.1 years |
Most common last names in Blount County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 207 | 71.9 years |
Thomas | 173 | 76.5 years |
Johnson | 137 | 74.8 years |
Walker | 110 | 75.8 years |
Jones | 104 | 74.2 years |
Brown | 98 | 75.6 years |
Tidwell | 92 | 77.4 years |
Reid | 87 | 76.1 years |
Williams | 84 | 73.4 years |
Murphree | 82 | 76.5 years |
Businesses in Blount County, AL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
Best Western | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
FedEx | 2 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | U-Haul | 2 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
KFC | 1 |
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"