Demographics Guide - Monroeville/Monroe County Chamber

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Area at a glance

Overview

Population	23,342
Area	1,025.85 sq. miles
Median Age	37.6

Income

Median Household Income	$30,964
Median Housing Value	$66,900

Economic

Total Employment	8,660
Assessed Valuation	NA
Retail Sales	NA
Taxable Sales	NA
Unemployment Rate	7.5%

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Economic Resources

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Diversity

Population by Race

White Alone	13,311
Black Alone	9,540
American Indian & Alaskan Native	241
Asian	70
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	178

Educational Attainment

HS Graduates or Higher	67.9%
Less Than 9th Grade	11.2%
Finished 9th-12th Grade, No Diploma	21.0%
HS Graduate (incl.GED)	34.4%
Some College, No Degree	17.1%
Associate Degree	4.6%
Bachelor's Degree	7.3%
Grad/Prof Degree	4.5%

Ethnic Composition

Hispanic	190
NonHispanic	23,152

Health Care

Number Insured	19,712
Number Uninsured	4,269
90% Confidence Interval	493
Percent Uninsured	17.8
90% Confidence Interval	2.1

Education

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Safety

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Major Employers

Monroe County Board of Education	569
Hornady Truck Lines, LLC	600
Alabama River Group	525
Vanity Fair Brands	500
Georgia Pacific	349
Billy Barnes Enterprises	200
Monroe County Hospital	275
Gate Precast Co.	190
Monroe County Commission	154
Standard Furniture	135

Employment by Sector

Total employment	12,321
Wage and Salary employment	9,742
Proprietors employment	2,579
Farm proprietors employment	460
Nonfarm proprietors employment 2/	2,119
Farm employment	505
Nonfarm employment	11,816
Private employment	10,053
Forestry, fishing, related activities,and other 3/	524
Mining	28
Utilities	28
Construction	383
Manufacturing	3,330
Wholesale trade	270
Retail trade	1,243
Transportation & warehousing	932
Information	114
Finance & Insurance	254
Real estate & rental & leasing	218
Professional & technical services	(D)
Management of compaines & enterprises	(D)
Administrative & waste services	389
Educational Services	(D)
Health care & social assisstance	(D)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	(D)
Accomodation & food services	(D)
Other services, except public administration	853
Government & government enterprises	1,763
Federal, civilian	61
Military	136
State & Local	1,566
State government	223
Local government	1,343