COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blount County vs Sevier County
PLACE A
Blount County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Sevier County, Arkansas
Blount County is 282% larger than Sevier County. Blount County earns more, with a median household income $10,663 higher. Blount County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
BLOUNT COUNTYSEVIER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population60,15615,758+282% vs Sevier County
Population density9328+65
Population growth3.2%-7.1%+10.3 pts
Median age41.334.7+6.6
Male50.2%51.5%−1.3 pts
Female49.8%48.5%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born5.0%14.3%−9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%52.7%+31.9 pts
Black1.2%4.8%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%35.5%−25.2 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other3.9%7.0%−3.1 pts
Median household income$64,190$53,527+$10,663
Per capita income$31,123$25,777+$5,346
Poverty rate12.9%17.3%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.440Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%9.3%+6.5 pts
Graduate degree6.0%3.1%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.9%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation57.5%58.0%−0.6 pts
Median home value$175,200$117,600+$57,600
Median gross rent$776$751+$25
Owner-occupied81.0%67.6%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%17.2%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.9%36.9%−3.0 pts
Average commute35.825.1+10.8
Worked from home6.1%1.5%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.3%14.9%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025