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Bibb County Demographic

General Overview

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 - 21,482
Source: 2006 Estimate, US Census Bureau

Cities and Towns

Cities and Towns	Population
	1990	2000	2006
Brent	3,026	4,024	4,135
Centreville	2,095	2,466	2,505
West Blocton	1,155	1,372	1,419
Woodstock	N/A	982	1,014
Sources: Alabama State Data Center, The University of Alabama

Population Trends

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2005 Estimated	Percent Change 1990 to 2000
Total Population	16,589	20,826	21,482	25.5%
Population Density	26.5	33.3	34.4	25.5%
Sources: US Census Bureau

Economic Structure

*Labor Force Estimates,* December 2007
Civilian Labor Force	9,213
Employment	8,833
Unemployment Rate, December 2007
United States	4.8%
Alabama	3.8%
Bibb County	4.1%
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Link

Households and Income

	2007 Estimates	2012 Projections
Number of Households	7,585	7,717
Average Household Income	$43,517	$47,147
Median Household Income	$39,534	$44,578
Per Capita Income	$16,217	$17,426
Sources: Demographic Data Copyright by Experion/ Applied Geographic Solutions

Educational Attainment

Persons Aged 25 Years and Older: 14,815

Less than 9th Grade	11.4%
9th - 12th Grade, No Diploma	21.8%
High School Graduate / GED	37.9%
Some College, No Degree	15.6%
Associates Degree	5.6%
Bachelor's Degree	4.4%
Graduate / Professional Degree	3.3%
Source: 2007 Estimates Decision Data Resources

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	16.5
Municipality - Brent	5.0
Municipality - Centerville	5.0
Municipality - West Blocton	5.0
Sales tax percent (gross receipts)
Alabama	4.0
Bibb County	3.0
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



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