Blount County

Blount County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama, AL with an estimated population of 57,840 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 1267 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Blount County was still 57,321. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Blount County has risen by 0.9%.

Blount County is formed in 1818 and covers an total area of 650.63 square miles. This area is divided into 644.78 square miles land area and 5.85 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 88.9 of population in 37.0 housing units.

There were 23,887 housing units in the whole of Blount County for the 2010 census with 21.578 total households, 16.175 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Blount County was still 39,248. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Blount County was still 46,05 %, or expressed in detail 18.074 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 79.8% (percent) and is ranked number 2617 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Blount County was 25,006 and is ranked number 933, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 3.5 % (percent), which is ranked on number 1920 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $48,253 (percent), which is ranked on number 1636 of all counties in the United States. To the area of Blount County also includes Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area.