Compare Walker County, AL vs Birmingham Metro Area, AL vs Alabama (AL) vs United States
Select 2 to 5 places and click Apply.
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 4
Map Layers
| Metric |
Walker County, AL County |
Birmingham Metro Area, AL Metro Area |
Alabama (AL) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 64,841 | 1,184,613 | 5,086,768 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $756 | $1,172 | $1,007 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Household income | $56,509 | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $29,460 | $40,359 | $36,087 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 18.5% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 30.5% | 45.9% | 42.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 64,841 | 1,184,613 | 5,086,768 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 44,765 | 810,907 | 3,473,706 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 25,388 | 465,003 | 1,997,247 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $56,509 | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $29,460 | $40,359 | $36,087 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 18.5% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 30.5% | 45.9% | 42.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $756 | $1,172 | $1,007 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 23.9% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 76.1% | 70.8% | 70.2% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 86.9% | 62.3% | 64.6% | 61% |
| Black | 6.3% | 28.4% | 25.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.8% | 6% | 5.6% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 96.2% | 94% | 94.4% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 96.9% | 88.5% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 3.1% | 11.5% | 8.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 33.8% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 35.4% | 27.7% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 14.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.6% | 33.7% | 28.4% | 35.7% |