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Pickens County Demographics

General Overview

Pickens County Introduction

Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Foscue, Virginia O., Place Names in Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 1989.
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 - 20,133

Source: US Census Bureau

Cities and Towns

Cities	Population
	1990	2000	2006
Aliceville	2,590	2,567	2,470
Carrollton	937	987	957
Gordo	1,709	1,677	1,599
Pickensville	683	662	648
Reform	1,959	1,978	1,850
Sources: US Census Bureau

Population Trends

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2006 Estimated	Percent Change 1990 to 2000	Percent Change 2005 to 2010
Total Population	20,698	20,949	21,133	1.2%	-3.0%
Population Density	23.3	23.5	22.8	1.2%	-3.0%
Sources: US Census Bureau

Economic Structure

Labor Force Estimates, December 2007
Civilian Labor Force	8,345
Employment	7,976
Unemployment Rate, December 2007
United States	4.8%
Alabama	3.8%
Pickens County	4.4%
Source:Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Link

Households and Income

	2007 Estimates	2012 Projections
Number of Households	8,211	8,325
Average Household Income	$39,5010	$43,025
Median Household Income	$31,522	$35,346
Per Capita Income	$16,388	$18,454
Sources: Demographic Data Copyright by Experion/ Applied Geographic Solutions

Educational Attainment

Employed Persons Aged 25 Years and Older: 13,270
Less than 9th grade	9.6%
9th - 12th grade, no diploma	17.6%
High school graduate/ GED	39.8%
Some College, no degree	17.0%
Associate degree	5.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%
Graduate/Prof. degree	3.5%
Source: 2007 Estimates Decision Data Resources

Tax Rates

Ad valorem tax rate (mills)
Alabama	6.5
Pickens County-District 1	27.6
Municipality-Aliceville	23.0
Municipality-Carrollton	26.0
Municipality-Gordo	15.0
Municipality-Reform	18.5
Municipality-Pickensville	5.0
Municipality-Macedonia	5.0
Municipality-Memphis	5.0
Sales tax percent (gross receipts)
Alabama	4.0
Pickens 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	160
County System	859
Source:Alabama Department of Transportation, 1996.
Rail
Norfolk Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Source: Alber Leland Publishing, 1997.
State Licensed Airports
Number	2
Largest Airport	Reform
Longest Runway (feet)	5,143 X 80
Runway Lights	dusk to dawn
Source: Alabama Department of Aeronautics, Aeronautical Chart 1997-1998.



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