Tallapoosa County, AL Demographic Data
Tallapoosa County, AL Summary
Tallapoosa County is located in Alabama
- Population: 41,390
- Area: 766.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 716.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 49.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 54.01 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 632.22 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tallapoosa County, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,563
53%
50.8
Male
19,395
47%
49.2
Total Population
40,958
323,128,000
Tallapoosa County, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,206
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,533
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,500
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,598
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,211
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,566
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,605
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,609
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,255
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,882
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,848
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,230
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
915
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
32,161
78.5%
77.2
Female
16,795
52.2%
51.3
Male
15,366
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
30,598
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,561
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,993
19.5%
15.2
Female
4,394
55.0%
55.8
Male
3,599
45.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Tallapoosa County, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,670
99.3%
96.8
White
28,778
70.3%
72.6
Black or African American
11,248
27.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
144
0.4%
0.8
Asian
208
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
203
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
3
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
292
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
288
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
988
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
808
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
31
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
147
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,970
97.6%
82.2
Tallapoosa County, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,565
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,321
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
10,201
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,788
20.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,029
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,372
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,634
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,886
20.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,024
79.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,006
17.4%
31.2
Tallapoosa County, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,890
26.4%
33.7%
Now Married
16,956
50.3%
47.5
Divorced
4,154
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
869
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,850
8.5
5.8%
Tallapoosa County, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
38,043
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
709
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
632
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
57
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.0%
1.1%
Tallapoosa County, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,818
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,354
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,389
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,789
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,287
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,092
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,728
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,239
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
423
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
219
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
39,395
57,617
Per capita income
21,410
31,128
Tallapoosa County, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
327
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
885
5.9%
9.8
Construction
1,149
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,552
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
734
4.9%
6.6
Information
137
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,708
24.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
539
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
859
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
698
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,391
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
824
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
295
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,853
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,159
27.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,721
24.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,362
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,003
13.3%
18.1%
Tallapoosa County, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,904
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,719
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,496
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.1%
5.1
Walked
84
0.6%
2.7
Other means
113
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
471
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.5
26.6
Tallapoosa County, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,405
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,089
31.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,726
35.0%
37.1
3 or more
4,118
25.2%
21.0
Tallapoosa County, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,338
74.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,571
70.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,767
29.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,720
25.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Tallapoosa County, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,058
1 room
842
3.8%
2.4
2 rooms
93
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
705
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,384
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
5,808
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,711
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,721
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,549
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,245
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Tallapoosa County, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,058
1-unit, detached
15,523
70.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
205
0.9%
5.9
2-units
405
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
614
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
500
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
383
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
474
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
3,954
17.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tallapoosa County, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,499
6.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,142
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,036
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,328
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,446
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,684
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,031
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,493
15.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
235
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
164
0.7%
1.4%
Tallapoosa County, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,568
15.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,148
13.1%
4.7
Electricity
11,269
69.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
42
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
241
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
50
0.3%
1.1
Tallapoosa County, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,764
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
80
1.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
198
3.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
199
3.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
395
6.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
611
10.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,735
30.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,546
44.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,009
52.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
751
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
461
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
285
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,224
21.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Tallapoosa County, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,107
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
327
8.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,529
37.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,167
52.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
660
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
565
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
583
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
293
7.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
538
13.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
310
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
552
13.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,685
42.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
806
0.0%
0.0%
Tallapoosa County, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,571
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,534
21.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,991
25.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,863
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,202
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,347
11.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
919
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
646
5.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
69
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,200
205,000
