COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Blount County

Alabama · 51,024 residents · 645 sq mi

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With 51,024 people, Blount County is a county in Alabama. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. 11,776 more people live here than in 1990. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $76,900, having risen by half since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

51,024

+30%since 1990

from 39,248 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

+6%since 1990

from 34.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

645 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(3,528)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(3,633)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,662)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(3,382)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(3,035)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414%(7,161)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.2%(7,745)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(6,910)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(5,410)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.4%(3,765)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.1%(2,077)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(716)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,241

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,382 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,325

+61%since 1990

from $10,168 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.7%

−3.5 ptssince 1990

from 15.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,900

+27%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $258 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.4%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 81.8% in 1990

16.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black1.5%(584)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(280)

Asian0.1%(48)

2000

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

Black1.2%(598)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(2,718)

Asian0.1%(70)

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

9.6%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 7.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.4%

+9.9 ptssince 1990

from 60.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

−8%since 1990

from 29.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20%(3,937)

Married69%(13,604)

Widowed2.2%(434)

Divorced8.9%(1,753)

Women 15+

Never married13.8%(2,813)

Married66.6%(13,561)

Widowed11.3%(2,293)

Divorced8.4%(1,702)

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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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