Etowah County, Alabama

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 103,208
Median household income: $53,070
Median home value: $160,600

Etowah County is a county in Alabama with a population of 103,208. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,070 runs below the Alabama figure of $62,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Etowah County's population held roughly steady from 102,748 to 103,208, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $44,637 to $53,070.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.5% of the population. 87.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 103,208
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,070
Median home value: $160,600
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 47,487
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,748103,208

Median household income

$44,637$53,070

Median home value

$113,700$160,600

Median gross rent

$669$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,748	$44,637	$113,700	$669
2020	102,721	$44,934	$124,400	$676
2021	103,468	$46,984	$129,600	$717
2022	103,348	$52,177	$148,400	$779
2023	103,208	$53,070	$160,600	$807

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,947	5.8%
5 to 17	16,540	16.0%
18 to 24	8,151	7.9%
25 to 34	12,530	12.1%
35 to 44	12,197	11.8%
45 to 54	13,818	13.4%
55 to 64	13,906	13.5%
65 to 74	12,316	11.9%
75 and over	7,803	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,922	76.5%
Black or African American	15,487	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	115	0.1%
Asian	702	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	291	0.3%
Two or more races	2,543	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,134	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,321	14.2%
High school graduate	24,651	34.0%
Some college or associate's	24,915	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,698	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,985	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,267	87.6%
Carpooled	2,866	6.7%
Public transit	55	0.1%
Walked	339	0.8%
Bicycle	11	0.0%
Worked from home	1,623	3.8%
Other means	385	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,605	28.4%
15 to 29 min	16,381	40.0%
30 to 44 min	6,956	17.0%
45 to 59 min	2,857	7.0%
60+ min	3,124	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 17.1% (17,401 of 101,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,692	65.6%
Nonfamily households	13,468	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,160	82.5%
Vacant	8,327	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,881	73.8%
Renter-occupied	10,279	26.2%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,870	77.6%
1-unit, attached	264	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2,081	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2,133	4.5%
20 or more units	1,031	2.2%
Mobile home & other	5,108	10.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 01055
State: Alabama
Land area: 535 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 34.0476, -86.0343