COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Etowah County

Alabama · 99,840 residents · 535 sq mi

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Etowah County is a county of 99,840 people in Alabama. The typical home is worth $42,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

99,840

−3%vs 2000

vs 103,459 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

535 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024103K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(5,919)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(6,775)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(7,193)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(7,768)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(6,513)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(14,288)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(14,324)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(10,968)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(10,220)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(9,485)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(5,137)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(1,250)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,314

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,170 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,997

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,783 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(84,919)

Black14.6%(15,120)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(1,763)

Asian0.4%(428)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(84,970)

Black13.9%(13,863)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(380)

Asian0.5%(489)

Other0.5%(518)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(2,788)

Central American1.4%(1,495)

Guatemalan1.1%(1,090)

Puerto Rican0.4%(448)

Honduran0.2%(221)

South American0.2%(158)

Salvadoran0.1%(146)

Colombian0.1%(144)

Cuban0.1%(103)

Nicaraguan0%(38)

Dominican0%(28)

Spaniard0%(28)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(211)

Asian Indian0.2%(176)

Vietnamese0.1%(127)

Japanese0.1%(59)

Chinese0%(48)

Korean0%(28)

Nepalese0%(26)

Taiwanese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(59)

Samoan0%(6)

Ancestry

American13.4%(13,814)

English11.6%(11,988)

Irish8.2%(8,486)

German4.5%(4,592)

Scottish1.8%(1,838)

Italian1.5%(1,558)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(860)

French0.7%(734)

Dutch0.7%(700)

Subsaharan African0.4%(409)

Polish0.4%(403)

Welsh0.3%(340)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(306)

British0.2%(157)

Norwegian0.1%(154)

Arab0.1%(126)

Ukrainian0.1%(83)

French Canadian0.1%(81)

Canadian0.1%(75)

West Indian0.1%(73)

Portuguese0.1%(60)

Russian0%(44)

Austrian0%(43)

Danish0%(43)

Syrian0%(40)

Hungarian0%(39)

Palestinian0%(28)

Romanian0%(27)

Belgian0%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(25)

Finnish0%(22)

Lithuanian0%(22)

Lebanese0%(21)

Nigerian0%(15)

Latvian0%(14)

Ethiopian0%(13)

Iranian0%(12)

Slovak0%(11)

Swiss0%(9)

Greek0%(8)

Israeli0%(8)

Czech0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Brazilian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married32.7%(13,244)

Married50.4%(20,394)

Widowed4%(1,638)

Divorced12.9%(5,226)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(11,216)

Married48%(21,188)

Widowed11.1%(4,894)

Divorced15.5%(6,817)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% 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)23.5%(1,198)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(1,223)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(1,570)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(266)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,102 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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