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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 - 19,949

Source: Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

Cities and Towns

Cities	Population
	1990	2000	2007
Aliceville	2,590	2,567	2,422
Carrollton	937	987	935
Gordo	1,709	1,677	1,568
Pickensville	683	662	635
Reform	1,959	1,978	1,805
Sources: US Census Bureau

Population Trends

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2008 Estimated	2013 Projections
Total Population	20,698	20,949	19,949	19,360
Population Density	23.3	23.5	22.4	21.8
Sources: US Census Bureau, Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

Economic Structure

Labor Force Estimates, October 2008
Civilian Labor Force	7,969
Employment	7,436
Unemployment Rate, October 2008
United States	6.5%
Alabama	5.6%
Pickens County	6.7%
Source:Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Link

Households and Income

	2008 Estimates	2013 Projections
Number of Households	8,199	8,267
Average Household Income	$42,152	$46,830
Median Household Income	$32,435	$36,040
Per Capita Income	$17,619	$20,372
Sources: Demographic Data Copyright by Experion/ Applied Geographic Solutions

Educational Attainment

Employed Persons Aged 25 Years and Older: 13,086
Less than 9th grade	9.8%
9th - 12th grade, no diploma	17.8%
High school graduate/ GED	39.6%
Some College, no degree	16.9%
Associate degree	5.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%
Graduate/Prof. degree	3.5%
Source: 2008 Estimates Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions

Tax Rates

Ad valorem tax rate (mills)
Alabama	6.5
Pickens County School District 1	11.2
Pickens County School District 2	11.2
Pickens County (All Other Districts)	16.4
Municipality-Aliceville	23.0
Municipality-Carrollton	26.0
Municipality-Gordo	15.0
Municipality-Reform	18.5
Municipality-Pickensville	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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