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Introduction
The Alabama Territorial Legislature created Bibb County on February 7, 1818. It was one of the first thirteen counties to be added to the seven already existing when Alabama was still a part of the Mississippi Territory. Originally, it was called Cahaba (spelled Cahawba for many years) to preserve the name given it by the Choctaw Indians, Oka Aba. On December 4, 1820, the State Legislature renamed it in honor of the late Governor William Wyatt Bibb. As it was then constituted, it contained much of what is now the southern part of Shelby County and the western part of Chilton County. Its present area is 625 square miles.

Home page: www.bibbcountyalabama.com

Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Foscue, Virginia O., Place Names in Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 2000. Graves, John Temple, ed.,  The Book of Alabama and the South, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, 1933.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Estimates Division.

Population of County - 22,512

Bibb County

Cities and Towns

Cities and Towns

Population

 

2000

2013

2016 Projections

Brent

4,024

4,891

5,352

Centreville

2,466

2,718

3,237

West Blocton

1,372

1,264

1,598

Sources: US Census Bureau

2016 Projections

Population Trends

  2000
Census
2008
Estimated
2013
Estimated
2016
Projections

Total Population

20,826 22,072 22,512

26,200

Population Density

33.3 35.3 37.7

 

Sources: US Census Bureau, Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

 

Economic Structure

Labor Force Estimates, June 2014

Civilian Labor Force

8,899

Employment

8,269

Unemployment Rate, June 2014

United States

6.3%

Alabama

7.1%

Bibb County

7.1%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Link

Households and Income

 

2011 Estimates

2016 Projections

Number of Households

7,953

 

Average Household Income

$52,421

$61,138

Median Household Income

$44,387

$49,417

Per Capita Income

$19,875

$21,809

Sources: Demographic Data Copyright by Experion/ Applied Geographic Solutions

Educational Attainment

Persons Aged 25 Years and Older:  15,015

Less than 9th Grade

8.4%

9th - 12th Grade, No Diploma

16.6%

High School Graduate / GED

41.2%

Some College, No Degree

16.7%

Associates Degree

4.8%

Bachelor's Degree

9.2%

Graduate / Professional Degree

3.2%

Source:  2011 Estimates, Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

Labor Market Data

Workers Living in Bibb County: 

Working in

Percent of Total

Working in Bibb County

40.6

Working Outside of Bibb County

58.8

Working Outside of Alabama

0.6

Average Travel Time to Work:  26.8 minutes

Source:  US Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Tax Rates

Ad valorem tax rate (mills)

 

Alabama

6.5

Bibb County School District 1

10.0

Bibb County (All Other Districts) 9.5

Municipality - Brent

5.0

Municipality - Centerville

5.0

Municipality - West Blocton

5.0

Sales tax percent (gross receipts)

 

Alabama

4.0

Bibb County

4.0

Note:  Within the county there may be additional municipal taxes.

Source:  Alabama Department of Revenue Link Link

Transportation Facts

Highway Mileage

State System

124

County System

618

Source: Alabama Department of Transportation, 2003.

Rail

Norfolk Southern Railway

Source: Alabama Department of Transportation 2001 Rail Survey Link

State Licensed Airports

Number

1

Largest Airport

Centreville

Longest Runway (feet)

4,200 X 80

Runway Lights

Dusk to Dawn

Source: Alabama State Data Center, The University of Alabama 2002

2016 Projections

  2000
Census
2008
Estimated
2011
Estimated
2016
Projections

Total Population

20,826 22,072 23,575

26,200

Population Density

33.3 35.3 37.7

 

Sources: US Census Bureau, Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

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