COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Blount County

Alabama · 39,248 residents · 645 sq mi

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With 39,248 people, Blount County is a county in Alabama. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $45,800. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. Renters pay $258 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,248

−23%vs 2000

vs 51,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

645 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,672)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(2,451)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(3,061)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(3,080)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(2,743)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(5,946)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,678)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(4,772)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,731)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,926)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,769)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,382

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,241 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,168

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,325 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,800

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(46,999)

Black1.2%(598)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(2,718)

Asian0.1%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(38,254)

Black1.5%(584)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(280)

Asian0.1%(48)

Other0.9%(362)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.5%(5,674)

Central American0.2%(132)

Cuban0.1%(72)

Guatemalan0.1%(70)

Salvadoran0.1%(56)

Spaniard0.1%(51)

South American0.1%(49)

Colombian0.1%(49)

Puerto Rican0%(14)

Honduran0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(41)

Asian Indian0%(21)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(178)

Fijian0%(19)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English16.6%(9,891)

American13.6%(8,072)

Irish11.1%(6,626)

German8.4%(5,005)

Scottish1.8%(1,082)

Italian1.2%(702)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(638)

French0.6%(382)

Dutch0.4%(246)

Greek0.3%(187)

British0.3%(173)

Swedish0.2%(130)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(128)

West Indian0.2%(123)

Polish0.2%(116)

Swiss0.2%(93)

Russian0.1%(76)

Jamaican0.1%(56)

Lithuanian0.1%(55)

Norwegian0.1%(52)

Bulgarian0.1%(49)

French Canadian0.1%(42)

Arab0.1%(39)

Lebanese0.1%(39)

Canadian0.1%(37)

Czech0%(29)

Austrian0%(21)

Danish0%(21)

Slovak0%(12)

Subsaharan African0%(11)

Hungarian0%(10)

Belgian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Finnish0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.6 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 27.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(6,984)

Married57.8%(13,936)

Widowed3.5%(846)

Divorced9.7%(2,332)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(4,878)

Married53.7%(13,013)

Widowed13.1%(3,168)

Divorced13.2%(3,195)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.4%(633)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(750)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(841)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(128)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(33)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,829 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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