Colbert County, Alabama Demographics

Colbert County is 5th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Colbert County is 15th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Colbert County is 15th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Colbert County is 16th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Colbert County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Colbert County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Colbert County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Colbert County is 18th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Colbert County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income per capita

Colbert County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	54,446	25th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	592.6	56th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	91.8	20th	94.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	42nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	52nd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.8%	15th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.8%	17th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.4%	20th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	81.0%	25th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.4%	42nd	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	22nd	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	28th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	51st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	16th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	37th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	79.1%	21st	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	51.9%	23rd	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	38th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	25,723	22nd	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.9%	20th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	22,322	22nd	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.7%	38th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$97,300	24th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	57th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	166	15th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$21,693	20th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$40,247	21st	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.5%	53rd	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Colbert County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,257	18th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	18,980	17th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,757	22nd	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$821,284	17th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,040	5th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$61,935	22nd	$6,426,342	$613,795,732