Tallapoosa County, Alabama QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Tallapoosa County Alabama
?  Population, 2000 41,4754,447,100
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 6.8%10.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.2%6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.2%25.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 16.6%13.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 73.5%71.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 25.4%26.0%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.5%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.7%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.5%1.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.5%51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.6%1.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 73.2%70.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 14,5501,702,331
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,902399,228
?  Housing units, 2000 20,5101,963,711
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 76.3%72.5%
?  Households, 2000 16,6561,737,080
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.442.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 34.1%36.1%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $27,804$30,790
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.9%16.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 26.0%23.8%

Business QuickFacts Tallapoosa County Alabama
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 843100,316
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 22,8011,604,110
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 38.8%19.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,667208,305
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,074,77567,970,076
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 239,00536,623,327
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,933$8,477
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 12317,432
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 54571,466
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 4619,029
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 178,68926,775,609
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,719175,369

Geography QuickFacts Tallapoosa County Alabama
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 71850,744
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 57.887.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown