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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.2%)
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
, Blountsville
, Smoke Rise
, Cleveland
, Locust Fork
, Snead
, Allgood
, Hayden
, Highland Lake
, Nectar
.
Neighboring
counties: Cullman County
, Etowah County
, Jefferson County
, Marshall County
, St. Clair County
, Walker County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blount County: Maple
Hill Golf Course
(A),
Rainbow Crossing
(B),
Slab Creek Golf Course
(C),
Walker Gap
(D),
Whispering Pines Golf Course
(E),
Blount Springs Station
(F),
Covered Bridge Golf Course
(G),
Greens Chapel
(H),
Selfville Fire House
(I)
Churches in Blount County include: Blount
Springs Church
(A),
Welcome Church
(B),
Valley Grove Church
(C),
Brooksville Church
(D),
Union Hill Church
(E),
Union Grove Church
(F),
Union Grove Baptist Church
(G),
Trinity Church
(H),
Taits Gap Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Painter
Cemetery
(1),
Ebell Cemetery
(2),
Fowler Springs Cemetery
(3),
Maudlin Cemetery
(4),
Sivley Cemetery
(5),
Roswell Creek Cemetery
(6),
Clear Springs Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Tidwell
Pond
(A),
Hanna Pond
(B),
Gilliand Pond
(C),
Spring Valley Lakes
(D),
Curtis Williams Lake
(E),
Curtis Williams Upper Lake
(F),
Tom Robinette Lake
(G),
Vandegrift Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock
Creek
(A),
Little Warrior River
(B),
Brice Creek
(C),
Chitwood Creek
(D),
Moss Branch
(E),
Little Scirum Creek
(F),
Isabelle Creek
(G),
Valley Creek
(H),
Tucker Creek
(I)
Park in Blount County: Rickwood
Caverns State Park
(1).
Post office: Remlap
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,600
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,581 (18% naturalized citizens)
| Blount
County: |
3.1% | | Whole
state: |
2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 608
- 1990
to 1994: 412
- 1985
to 1989: 193
- 1980
to 1984: 82
- 1975
to 1979: 101
- 1970
to 1974: 109
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1965
to 1969: 61
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Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 14,003
- One,
attached: 173
- Two:
319
- 3
or 4: 246
- 5
to 9: 168
- 10
to 19: 55
- 20
or more: 103
- Mobile
homes: 6,026
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 65
Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 5,337 (480 second mortgage, 579 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,485 Agriculture
in Blount County
Average size of farms: 115 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91532
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: $60717
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: $37480
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: 1173 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 404 acresBlount
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Metal
and metal products (8%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
- Educational
services (3%)
- Public
administration (3%)
- Food
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Apparel
(5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(85%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- Korea
(2%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
- Canada
(1%)
- India
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blount County:
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- United
States or American (38%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(10%)
- German
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 17,530 (79%)
- Carpooled:
3,783 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 4 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
213 (1%)
- Other
means: 126 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 563 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Blount County, Alabama
- 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
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,942.
7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.26% | | Alabama
average: |
6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.83% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($28,054 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($6,631 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
1.42% | | Alabama
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jefferson County, AL
|
3.18% ($37,239 average AGI) |
| from
Marshall County, AL
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0.44% ($24,284) |
| from
Cullman County, AL
|
0.43% ($24,528) |
| from
St. Clair County, AL
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0.37% ($37,274) |
| from
Etowah County, AL
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0.32% ($27,547) |
| from
Shelby County, AL
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0.29% ($44,500) |
| from
Walker County, AL
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0.18% ($30,867) |
6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.13% | | Alabama
average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,926 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($6,402 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
1.17% | | Alabama
average: | 2.51% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jefferson County, AL
|
2.09% ($35,540 average AGI) |
| to
Cullman County, AL
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0.57% ($28,872) |
| to
Marshall County, AL
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0.51% ($25,333) |
| to
Etowah County, AL
|
0.35% ($28,759) |
| to
St. Clair County, AL
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0.31% ($31,510) |
| to
Shelby County, AL
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0.25% ($43,878) |
| to
Madison County, AL
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0.11% ($31,316) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Blount County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blount County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blount County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,319 (5,019 aged, 1,300 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 50,437
- In
family households: 45,600 (12,518 male householders, 2,299 female householders)
12,642
spouses, 15,398 children (13,703 natural, 435 adopted, 1,260 stepchildren), 881 grandchildren, 306 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 669 other relatives, 619 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,837 (1,801 male householders (1,549 living alone)), 2,535 female householders (2,441 living alone)), 501 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 587 (378 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,496 2-persons, 3,587 3-persons, 2,977 4-persons, 1,204 5-persons, 375 6-persons, 178 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,990 1-person, 256 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
9,776 married couples with children.
1,882 single-parent households (546 men, 1,336 women).
94.4% of residents of Blount County speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $203,678,000 ($3704 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: 3,549
| Here: |
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 |
Population
growth in Blount County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.81 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 998
- 1995
to 1998: 2,899
- 1990
to 1994: 2,433
- 1980
to 1989: 3,910
- 1970
to 1979: 4,345
- 1960
to 1969: 2,494
- 1950
to 1959: 1,758
- 1940
to 1949: 1,040
- 1939
or earlier: 1,281
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 57
- 2
rooms: 133
- 3
rooms: 483
- 4
rooms: 1,880
- 5
rooms: 4,572
- 6
rooms: 3,993
- 7
rooms: 2,567
- 8
rooms: 1,340
- 9
or more rooms: 1,059
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 134
- 3
rooms: 461
- 4
rooms: 991
- 5
rooms: 807
- 6
rooms: 525
- 7
rooms: 157
- 8
rooms: 50
- 9
or more rooms: 49
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blount County: |
- no
bedroom: 65
- 1
bedroom: 390
- 2
bedrooms: 3,621
- 3
bedrooms: 9,678
- 4
bedrooms: 1,934
- 5
or more bedrooms: 396
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County: |
- no
bedroom: 20
- 1
bedroom: 490
- 2
bedrooms: 1,457
- 3
bedrooms: 1,022
- 4
bedrooms: 184
- 5
or more bedrooms: 8
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blount County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 580
- 1
vehicle: 3,350
- 2
vehicles: 6,938
- 3
vehicles: 3,545
- 4
vehicles: 1,216
- 5
or more vehicles: 455
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blount County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 465
- 1
vehicle: 1,362
- 2
vehicles: 973
- 3
vehicles: 265
- 4
vehicles: 77
- 5
or more vehicles: 39
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60% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Alabama.
| Blount
County: |
60.0% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 41300
- Northeast:
659
- Midwest:
1634
- South:
4770
- West:
830
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(52%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Utility
gas (15%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Utility
gas (24%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 305
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 109
Blount
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,637,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,725,000
Solid Waste Management: $353,000
- Construction
- General: $267,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,913,000
Police Protection: $2,252,000
Corrections - Other: $1,380,000
Financial Administration: $1,202,000
Solid Waste Management: $875,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $751,000
Welfare - Other: $641,000
Central Staff Services: $571,000
General Public Buildings: $421,000
Parks & Recreation: $406,000
Health Services - Other: $117,000
General - Other: $60,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $214,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,297,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,435,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,032,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,700,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $804,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,235,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,104,000
All Other: $615,000
Public Welfare: $545,000
General Support: $396,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,377,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $960,000
NEC: $212,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,563,000
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