County Seat: Double Springs
Population: 24,498 (Source 2000 US Census)
Median Household Income: $28,435
Winston County is located in the northwestern portion of the State of Alabama. This county is home to 24,498 people with 11,367 in the labor force. Winston County has a strong industrial base with over 65 companies.
Data & Statistics
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Winston County Economic QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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Population 16 years and over |
19,544 |
100 |
In labor force |
11,367 |
58.2 |
Civilian labor force |
11,356 |
58.1 |
Employed |
10,646 |
54.5 |
Unemployed |
710 |
3.6 |
Percent of civilian labor force |
6.3 |
(X) |
Armed Forces |
11 |
0.1 |
Not in labor force |
8,177 |
41.8 |
Females 16 years and over |
10,052 |
100 |
In labor force |
4,858 |
48.3 |
Civilian labor force |
4,858 |
48.3 |
Employed |
4,452 |
44.3 |
Own children under 6 years |
1,813 |
100 |
All parents in family in labor force |
1,049 |
57.9 |
COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Workers 16 years and over |
10,428 |
100 |
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
8,434 |
80.9 |
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
1,421 |
13.6 |
Public transportation (including taxicab) |
22 |
0.2 |
Walked |
145 |
1.4 |
Other means |
93 |
0.9 |
Worked at home |
313 |
3 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
26.4 |
(X) |
Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
10,646 |
100 |
OCCUPATION |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
2,083 |
19.6 |
Service occupations |
1,091 |
10.2 |
Sales and office occupations |
2,303 |
21.6 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
173 |
1.6 |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations |
1,457 |
13.7 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
3,539 |
33.2 |
INDUSTRY |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
450 |
4.2 |
Construction |
763 |
7.2 |
Manufacturing |
3,610 |
33.9 |
Wholesale trade |
278 |
2.6 |
Retail trade |
1,299 |
12.2 |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
845 |
7.9 |
Information |
85 |
0.8 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
358 |
3.4 |
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services |
274 |
2.6 |
Educational, health and social services |
1,534 |
14.4 |
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
462 |
4.3 |
Other services (except public administration) |
402 |
3.8 |
Public administration |
286 |
2.7 |
CLASS OF WORKER |
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Private wage and salary workers |
8,210 |
77.1 |
Government workers |
1,237 |
11.6 |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
1,157 |
10.9 |
Unpaid family workers |
42 |
0.4 |
INCOME IN 1999 |
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Households |
10,125 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
1,744 |
17.2 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
939 |
9.3 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
1,825 |
18 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
1,798 |
17.8 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
1,594 |
15.7 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,310 |
12.9 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
455 |
4.5 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
297 |
2.9 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
80 |
0.8 |
$200,000 or more |
83 |
0.8 |
Median household income (dollars) |
28,435 |
(X) |
With earnings |
7,446 |
73.5 |
Mean earnings (dollars) |
41,033 |
(X) |
With Social Security income |
3,025 |
29.9 |
Mean Social Security income (dollars) |
9,484 |
(X) |
With Supplemental Security Income |
785 |
7.8 |
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) |
5,643 |
(X) |
With public assistance income |
229 |
2.3 |
Mean public assistance income (dollars) |
1,662 |
(X) |
With retirement income |
1,513 |
14.9 |
Mean retirement income (dollars) |
17,880 |
(X) |
Families |
7,391 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
624 |
8.4 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
520 |
7 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
1,347 |
18.2 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
1,529 |
20.7 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
1,278 |
17.3 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,237 |
16.7 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
417 |
5.6 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
289 |
3.9 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
73 |
1 |
$200,000 or more |
77 |
1 |
Median family income (dollars) |
32,628 |
(X) |
Per capita income (dollars) |
15,738 |
(X) |
Median earnings (dollars): |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
26,206 |
(X) |
Female full-time, year-round workers |
17,760 |
(X) |
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) |
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Families |
956 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
12.9 |
With related children under 18 years |
624 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
17.9 |
With related children under 5 years |
299 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
22.6 |
Families with female householder, no husband present |
352 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
35.3 |
With related children under 18 years |
321 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
43.6 |
With related children under 5 years |
139 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
58.2 |
Individuals |
4,196 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
17.1 |
18 years and over |
2,909 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
15.6 |
65 years and over |
759 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
23 |
Related children under 18 years |
1,266 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
21.8 |
Related children 5 to 17 years |
917 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
21.5 |
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
1,232 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
38.3 |
Source: US Census
Winston County People QuickFacts
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Population, 2006 estimate |
24,634 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.8% |
Population, 2000 |
24,843 |
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
12.7% |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
5.3% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
21.9% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
15.1% |
Female persons, percent, 2005 |
50.7% |
White persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
98.3% |
Black persons, percent, 2005(a) |
0.6% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.4% |
Asian persons, percent, 2005(a) |
0.1% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.0% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 |
0.6% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) |
1.9% |
White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
96.5% |
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
62.9% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.0% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.6% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
62.6% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
8.3% |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,678 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.4 |
Housing units, 2005 |
12,807 |
Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.1% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
5.5% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$60,800 |
Households, 2000 |
10,107 |
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 |
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,738 |
Median household income, 2004 |
$28,764 |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
17.2% |
Geography QuickFacts |
Winston County |
Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
614 |
Persons per square mile, 2000 |
40.4 |
FIPS Code |
133 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
None |
Source: US Census
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Winston County Business QuickFacts
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
522 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2003 |
8,757 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-4.1% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
2,368 |
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
704,904 |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
141,211 |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,727 |
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
F |
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002 |
18.3% |
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2006 |
0 |
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
177,578 |
Source: US Census
Winston County Social QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school |
5,275 |
100 |
Nursery school, preschool |
255 |
4.8 |
Kindergarten |
339 |
6.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) |
2,801 |
53.1 |
High school (grades 9-12) |
1,171 |
22.2 |
College or graduate school |
709 |
13.4 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Population 25 years and over |
17,078 |
100 |
Less than 9th grade |
2,700 |
15.8 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
3,687 |
21.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
5,855 |
34.3 |
Some college, no degree |
2,874 |
16.8 |
Associate degree |
551 |
3.2 |
Bachelor's degree |
746 |
4.4 |
Graduate or professional degree |
665 |
3.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher |
62.6 |
(X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
8.3 |
(X) |
MARITAL STATUS |
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Population 15 years and over |
19,956 |
100 |
Never married |
3,094 |
15.5 |
Now married, except separated |
12,643 |
63.4 |
Separated |
368 |
1.8 |
Widowed |
1,695 |
8.5 |
Female |
1,439 |
7.2 |
Divorced |
2,156 |
10.8 |
Female |
1,147 |
5.7 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years |
401 |
100 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren |
205 |
51.1 |
VETERAN STATUS |
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Civilian population 18 years and over |
18,933 |
100 |
Civilian veterans |
2,237 |
11.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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Population 5 to 20 years |
5,240 |
100 |
With a disability |
382 |
7.3 |
Population 21 to 64 years |
14,447 |
100 |
With a disability |
3,596 |
24.9 |
Percent employed |
46.4 |
(X) |
No disability |
10,851 |
75.1 |
Percent employed |
73.8 |
(X) |
Population 65 years and over |
3,296 |
100 |
With a disability |
1,700 |
51.6 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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Population 5 years and over |
23,293 |
100 |
Same house in 1995 |
14,661 |
62.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 |
8,488 |
36.4 |
Same county |
4,825 |
20.7 |
Different county |
3,663 |
15.7 |
Same state |
2,547 |
10.9 |
Different state |
1,116 |
4.8 |
Elsewhere in 1995 |
144 |
0.6 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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Total population |
24,843 |
100 |
Native |
24,586 |
99 |
Born in United States |
24,494 |
98.6 |
State of residence |
19,789 |
79.7 |
Different state |
4,705 |
18.9 |
Born outside United States |
92 |
0.4 |
Foreign born |
257 |
1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 |
170 |
0.7 |
Naturalized citizen |
58 |
0.2 |
Not a citizen |
199 |
0.8 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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Total (excluding born at sea) |
257 |
100 |
Europe |
35 |
13.6 |
Asia |
39 |
15.2 |
Africa |
0 |
0 |
Oceania |
0 |
0 |
Latin America |
183 |
71.2 |
Northern America |
0 |
0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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Population 5 years and over |
23,293 |
100 |
English only |
22,676 |
97.4 |
Language other than English |
617 |
2.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well |
142 |
0.6 |
Spanish |
467 |
2 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
124 |
0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages |
80 |
0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
10 |
0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages |
42 |
0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
8 |
0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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Total population |
24,843 |
100 |
Total ancestries reported |
16,397 |
66 |
Arab |
18 |
0.1 |
Czech1 |
0 |
0 |
Danish |
0 |
0 |
Dutch |
195 |
0.8 |
English |
1,262 |
5.1 |
French (except Basque)1 |
166 |
0.7 |
French Canadian1 |
75 |
0.3 |
German |
1,016 |
4.1 |
Greek |
43 |
0.2 |
Hungarian |
0 |
0 |
Irish1 |
2,093 |
8.4 |
Italian |
142 |
0.6 |
Lithuanian |
0 |
0 |
Norwegian |
82 |
0.3 |
Polish |
53 |
0.2 |
Portuguese |
6 |
0 |
Russian |
7 |
0 |
Scotch-Irish |
291 |
1.2 |
Scottish |
236 |
0.9 |
Slovak |
0 |
0 |
Subsaharan African |
0 |
0 |
Swedish |
24 |
0.1 |
Swiss |
2 |
0 |
Ukrainian |
0 |
0 |
United States or American |
6,797 |
27.4 |
Welsh |
38 |
0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) |
0 |
0 |
Other ancestries |
3,851 |
15.5 |
Source: US Census
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