Pickens County, AL

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2023 Population

18,843

0.433% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

0.932% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$47,014

3.69% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Pickens 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.

Most people in Pickens County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34 minutes. The average car ownership in Pickens County, AL was N/A per household.

Pickens County, AL borders Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Lowndes County, MS, and Noxubee County, MS.

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Economy

The economy of Pickens County, AL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Pickens County, AL are Manufacturing (1,640 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people), and Construction (636 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($66,607), Utilities ($62,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,179).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pickens County, AL, are Production Occupations (871 people), Management Occupations (701 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (650 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pickens 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pickens County, AL, are Manufacturing (1,640 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people), and Construction (636 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pickens County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pickens County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,721

Median earning men ± $4,171

$32,408

Median earning women ± $5,141

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,519), Public Administration ($60,517), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,605).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($58,424), Public Administration ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($38,045).

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

29
Retail Trade
19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15
Construction

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$30.8k
Manufacturing
$23.1k
Construction
$16.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pickens County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 57.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Other (0.538%).

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 (57.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.538%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pickens County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 57.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Other (0.538%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pickens 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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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

People in Pickens County, AL have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pickens County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Pickens County, AL is $47,014. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pickens County, AL was Census Tract 502 with a value of $63,750, followed by Census Tract 500 and Census Tract 501, with respective values of $52,519 and $41,302.

In 2023, 9.82% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.98%.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 502
Census Tract 500
Census Tract 501

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Pickens County, AL was Census Tract 502 with a value of $63,750, followed by Census Tract 500 and Census Tract 501, with respective values of $52,519 and $41,302.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pickens County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$47,014

Median Household Income

± $3,955

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Pickens 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pickens County, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (88.5%)
Carpooled (5.07%)
Worked At Home (4.99%)

In 2023, 88.5% of workers in Pickens County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.07%) and those who worked at home (4.99%).

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

34 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pickens County, AL have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Pickens County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.82% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pickens County, AL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.98%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pickens County, AL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pickens 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

N/A% of the population of Pickens County, AL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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