Coosa County, AL

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2022 Population

10,329

1.08% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

50.2

0.803% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

11.1%

0.837% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$52,279

4.53% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$109,500

14.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Coosa County, AL had a population of 10.3k people with a median age of 50.2 and a median household income of $52,279. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Coosa County, AL declined from 10,442 to 10,329, a −1.08% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,013 to $52,279, a 4.53% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Coosa County, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.2%), White (Hispanic) (2.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.2%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.552%).

None of the households in Coosa County, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Coosa County, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Coosa County, AL was $109,500, and the homeownership rate was 81.2%.

Most people in Coosa County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Coosa County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Coosa County, AL borders Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Talladega County, AL, and Tallapoosa County, AL.

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Population & Diversity

Coosa County, AL is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.455% of Coosa County, AL residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2022, there were 2.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.63k people) in Coosa County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 227 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.6% of Coosa County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Coosa County, AL was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coosa County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coosa County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.63k ± 103
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.12k ± 33
White (Hispanic)
227 ± 78

2.75%

Hispanic Population

284 people

2.75% of the people in Coosa County, AL are hispanic (284 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Coosa County, AL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.455%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

0.297%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

As of 2022, 0.455% of Coosa County, AL residents (47 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coosa County, AL was 0.297%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coosa County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
218 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
128 ± 64
Gulf War (2001-)
115 ± 64

Coosa County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Coosa County, AL employs 3.87k people. The largest industries in Coosa County, AL are Manufacturing (1,068 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (657 people), and Retail Trade (387 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($174,125), Utilities ($86,960), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,200).

Employment

Occupations

3.87k

2022 Value

± 430

−6.3%

1 Year decline

± 17.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Coosa County, AL declined at a rate of −6.3%, from 4.13k employees to 3.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coosa County, AL, are Production Occupations (598 people), Sales & Related Occupations (438 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (437 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coosa County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.87k

2022 Value

± 430

−6.3%

1 Year decline

± 17.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Coosa County, AL declined at a rate of −6.3%, from 4.13k employees to 3.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coosa County, AL, are Manufacturing (1,068 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (657 people), and Retail Trade (387 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coosa County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Coosa County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,212

Median earning men ± $9,134

$25,913

Median earning women ± $2,530

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,784), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,179).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,375), Public Administration ($38,846), and Retail Trade ($32,286).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

26
Manufacturing
22
Retail Trade
20
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Coosa County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.8%), followed by Other (0.949%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.8%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.949%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Coosa County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.8%), followed by Other (0.949%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Coosa County, AL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coosa County, AL was $109,500 in 2022, which is 0.388 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $95,900 to $109,500, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Coosa County, AL is 81.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Coosa County, AL have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coosa County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Coosa County, AL is $52,279. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Coosa County, AL was Census Tract 9611 with a value of $63,060, followed by Census Tract 9612 and Census Tract 9610, with respective values of $54,453 and $40,295.

Property

$109,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,081

$3,249

Median Property Taxes

±$320

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coosa County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coosa County, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.2%

Homeownership

2022

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81.2% of the housing units in Coosa County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coosa County, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9611
Census Tract 9612
Census Tract 9610

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Coosa County, AL was Census Tract 9611 with a value of $63,060, followed by Census Tract 9612 and Census Tract 9610, with respective values of $54,453 and $40,295.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Coosa County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,279

Median Household Income

± $4,025

Number of Households

± 409

In 2022, the median household income of the 4k households in Coosa County, AL grew to $52,279 from the previous year's value of $50,013.

The following chart displays the households in Coosa County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coosa County, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (6.13%)

In 2022, 78.6% of workers in Coosa County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (6.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coosa County, AL have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.59% of the workforce in Coosa County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coosa County, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coosa County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coosa County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coosa County, AL (1.1k out of 9.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coosa County, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.8% of the population of Coosa County, AL has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 17.6% on Medicaid, 20.3% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.17%

Uninsured

39.8%

Employer Coverage

17.6%

Medicaid

20.3%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coosa County, AL declined by 5.98% from 6.56% to 6.17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Coosa County, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 157 in Coosa County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coosa County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.5% in Coosa County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coosa County, AL.