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County:

Etowah County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1055

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

230,958

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

2.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

94,144

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

103,057

9.5%

3.8%

5.6%

1990:

99,840

-3.1%

-5.6%

2.5%

2000:

103,459

3.6%

2.9%

0.7%

2005:

103,189

-0.3%

0.0%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

84,919

82.1%

0-to-19:

27,389

26.5%

Black:

15,120

14.6%

20-to-39:

26,837

25.9%

Hispanic:

1,763

1.7%

40-to-59:

27,828

26.9%

American Indian:

329

0.3%

60-plus:

21,405

20.7%

Other:

1,328

1.3%

Median Age:

38.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

193.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$38,697

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.3%

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