Pickens County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Pickens County is 3rd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pickens County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Pickens County is 12th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Pickens County is 16th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Pickens County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Pickens County is 19th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Pickens County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	19,405	50th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	881.4	17th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	22.4	55th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	32nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	38th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.8%	16th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.0%	29th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.3%	58th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	56.9%	48th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	41.5%	19th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	65th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	57th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	54th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	49th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.8%	48th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	52.4%	12th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	59th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	9,438	49th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.8%	31st	15.5%	25.9%
Households	7,852	49th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.3%	39th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$81,200	48th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	52nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	52nd	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$16,310	62nd	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$29,096	60th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	27.7%	6th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	280	51st	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,716	57th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,268	53rd	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$113,222	51st	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,805	51st	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$6,302	55th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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