County Seat: Scottsboro
Population: 53,650 (Source 2000 US Census)
Median Household Income: $32,020
Jackson County is located in the northeastern portion of the State of Alabama. This county is home to 53,650 people with 26,344 in the labor force. Jackson County has a strong industrial base made up of more than 80 companies.
Data & Statistics
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Jackson County Economic QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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Population 16 years and over |
42,472 |
100 |
In labor force |
26,344 |
62 |
Civilian labor force |
26,333 |
62 |
Employed |
24,982 |
58.8 |
Unemployed |
1,351 |
3.2 |
Percent of civilian labor force |
5.1 |
(X) |
Armed Forces |
11 |
0 |
Not in labor force |
16,128 |
38 |
Females 16 years and over |
22,126 |
100 |
In labor force |
11,854 |
53.6 |
Civilian labor force |
11,854 |
53.6 |
Employed |
11,208 |
50.7 |
Own children under 6 years |
3,906 |
100 |
All parents in family in labor force |
2,432 |
62.3 |
COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Workers 16 years and over |
24,394 |
100 |
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
20,348 |
83.4 |
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
3,080 |
12.6 |
Public transportation (including taxicab) |
42 |
0.2 |
Walked |
320 |
1.3 |
Other means |
184 |
0.8 |
Worked at home |
420 |
1.7 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
27 |
(X) |
Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
24,982 |
100 |
OCCUPATION |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
5,431 |
21.7 |
Service occupations |
2,872 |
11.5 |
Sales and office occupations |
5,177 |
20.7 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
276 |
1.1 |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations |
3,263 |
13.1 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
7,963 |
31.9 |
INDUSTRY |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
651 |
2.6 |
Construction |
1,915 |
7.7 |
Manufacturing |
8,793 |
35.2 |
Wholesale trade |
577 |
2.3 |
Retail trade |
2,575 |
10.3 |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
1,615 |
6.5 |
Information |
220 |
0.9 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
925 |
3.7 |
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services |
977 |
3.9 |
Educational, health and social services |
3,783 |
15.1 |
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
1,168 |
4.7 |
Other services (except public administration) |
988 |
4 |
Public administration |
795 |
3.2 |
CLASS OF WORKER |
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Private wage and salary workers |
19,560 |
78.3 |
Government workers |
3,541 |
14.2 |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
1,792 |
7.2 |
Unpaid family workers |
89 |
0.4 |
INCOME IN 1999 |
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Households |
21,611 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
3,016 |
14 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
1,818 |
8.4 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
3,727 |
17.2 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
3,152 |
14.6 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
3,914 |
18.1 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
3,637 |
16.8 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,346 |
6.2 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
714 |
3.3 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
114 |
0.5 |
$200,000 or more |
173 |
0.8 |
Median household income (dollars) |
32,020 |
(X) |
With earnings |
16,771 |
77.6 |
Mean earnings (dollars) |
41,389 |
(X) |
With Social Security income |
6,360 |
29.4 |
Mean Social Security income (dollars) |
9,552 |
(X) |
With Supplemental Security Income |
1,283 |
5.9 |
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) |
5,774 |
(X) |
With public assistance income |
370 |
1.7 |
Mean public assistance income (dollars) |
1,674 |
(X) |
With retirement income |
3,432 |
15.9 |
Mean retirement income (dollars) |
15,759 |
(X) |
Families |
15,859 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
1,102 |
6.9 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
995 |
6.3 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
2,509 |
15.8 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
2,529 |
15.9 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
3,364 |
21.2 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
3,227 |
20.3 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,249 |
7.9 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
634 |
4 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
107 |
0.7 |
$200,000 or more |
143 |
0.9 |
Median family income (dollars) |
38,082 |
(X) |
Per capita income (dollars) |
16,000 |
(X) |
Median earnings (dollars): |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
29,777 |
(X) |
Female full-time, year-round workers |
20,990 |
(X) |
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) |
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Families |
1,640 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
10.3 |
With related children under 18 years |
1,025 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
13.9 |
With related children under 5 years |
495 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
19.3 |
Families with female householder, no husband present |
648 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
28.6 |
With related children under 18 years |
516 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
38.1 |
With related children under 5 years |
260 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
52.2 |
Individuals |
7,293 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
13.7 |
18 years and over |
5,084 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
12.5 |
65 years and over |
1,488 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
21 |
Related children under 18 years |
2,178 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
17.2 |
Related children 5 to 17 years |
1,474 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
15.8 |
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
2,181 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
31.2 |
Source: US Census
Jackson CountyPeople QuickFacts
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Population, 2006 estimate |
53,745 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.3% |
Population, 2000 |
53,926 |
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
12.8% |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
5.9% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
22.7% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
14.6% |
Female persons, percent, 2005 |
51.2% |
White persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
92.6% |
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
3.8% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
1.6% |
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.3% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.0% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 |
1.8% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) |
1.6% |
White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
91.1% |
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
61.6% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.7% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.1% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
67.0% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.4% |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
11,842 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27 |
Housing units, 2005 |
24,903 |
Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.9% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
7.1% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$72,400 |
Households, 2000 |
21,615 |
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.47 |
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,000 |
Median household income, 2004 |
$33,733 |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
15.3%
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Geography QuickFacts |
Jackson County |
Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
1,079 |
Persons per square mile, 2000 |
50 |
FIPS Code |
71 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Scottsboro , AL Micro Area |
Source: US Census
Jackson County Business QuickFacts
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
849 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
13,357 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-9.7% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 |
3,260 |
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,408,841 |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
353,987 |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,564 |
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
5.1% |
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002 |
22.1% |
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2006 |
85 |
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
554,885 |
Source: US Census
Jackson County Social QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school |
11,505 |
100 |
Nursery school, preschool |
702 |
6.1 |
Kindergarten |
741 |
6.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) |
5,975 |
51.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) |
2,652 |
23.1 |
College or graduate school |
1,435 |
12.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Population 25 years and over |
36,435 |
100 |
Less than 9th grade |
4,762 |
13.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
7,244 |
19.9 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
12,707 |
34.9 |
Some college, no degree |
6,039 |
16.6 |
Associate degree |
1,885 |
5.2 |
Bachelor's degree |
2,400 |
6.6 |
Graduate or professional degree |
1,398 |
3.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher |
67 |
(X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
10.4 |
(X) |
MARITAL STATUS |
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Population 15 years and over |
43,225 |
100 |
Never married |
7,450 |
17.2 |
Now married, except separated |
26,380 |
61 |
Separated |
797 |
1.8 |
Widowed |
3,612 |
8.4 |
Female |
2,952 |
6.8 |
Divorced |
4,986 |
11.5 |
Female |
2,640 |
6.1 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years |
1,278 |
100 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren |
834 |
65.3 |
VETERAN STATUS |
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Civilian population 18 years and over |
40,924 |
100 |
Civilian veterans |
4,923 |
12 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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Population 5 to 20 years |
11,423 |
100 |
With a disability |
750 |
6.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years |
31,529 |
100 |
With a disability |
7,230 |
22.9 |
Percent employed |
50.2 |
(X) |
No disability |
24,299 |
77.1 |
Percent employed |
77.4 |
(X) |
Population 65 years and over |
7,082 |
100 |
With a disability |
3,862 |
54.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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Population 5 years and over |
50,517 |
100 |
Same house in 1995 |
31,121 |
61.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 |
19,194 |
38 |
Same county |
11,904 |
23.6 |
Different county |
7,290 |
14.4 |
Same state |
3,658 |
7.2 |
Different state |
3,632 |
7.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 |
202 |
0.4 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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Total population |
53,926 |
100 |
Native |
53,531 |
99.3 |
Born in United States |
53,356 |
98.9 |
State of residence |
36,920 |
68.5 |
Different state |
16,436 |
30.5 |
Born outside United States |
175 |
0.3 |
Foreign born |
395 |
0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 |
132 |
0.2 |
Naturalized citizen |
181 |
0.3 |
Not a citizen |
214 |
0.4 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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Total (excluding born at sea) |
395 |
100 |
Europe |
71 |
18 |
Asia |
95 |
24.1 |
Africa |
2 |
0.5 |
Oceania |
1 |
0.3 |
Latin America |
215 |
54.4 |
Northern America |
11 |
2.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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Population 5 years and over |
50,517 |
100 |
English only |
49,458 |
97.9 |
Language other than English |
1,059 |
2.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well |
333 |
0.7 |
Spanish |
694 |
1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
226 |
0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages |
281 |
0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
72 |
0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages |
60 |
0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
29 |
0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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Total population |
53,926 |
100 |
Total ancestries reported |
39,702 |
73.6 |
Arab |
69 |
0.1 |
Czech1 |
35 |
0.1 |
Danish |
19 |
0 |
Dutch |
833 |
1.5 |
English |
3,954 |
7.3 |
French (except Basque)1 |
471 |
0.9 |
French Canadian1 |
77 |
0.1 |
German |
3,173 |
5.9 |
Greek |
37 |
0.1 |
Hungarian |
60 |
0.1 |
Irish1 |
5,714 |
10.6 |
Italian |
550 |
1 |
Lithuanian |
13 |
0 |
Norwegian |
57 |
0.1 |
Polish |
183 |
0.3 |
Portuguese |
7 |
0 |
Russian |
22 |
0 |
Scotch-Irish |
857 |
1.6 |
Scottish |
513 |
1 |
Slovak |
8 |
0 |
Subsaharan African |
93 |
0.2 |
Swedish |
97 |
0.2 |
Swiss |
11 |
0 |
Ukrainian |
14 |
0 |
United States or American |
13,069 |
24.2 |
Welsh |
170 |
0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) |
26 |
0 |
Other ancestries |
9,570 |
17.7 |
Source: US Census
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