Demographics

Overview

Population 23,068
Area 1,025.85 sq. miles
Median Age 37.6

Income

Median Household Income $44,900
Median Housing Value $66,900
Economic
Total Employment 8,660
Assessed Valuation NA
Retail Sales NA
Taxable Sales NA
Unemployment Rate 20.00

Estimated Cost of Construction

Residential $1,337,105.00
Commercial $2,015,792.00
* Miscellaneous Construction Cost $70,000

Monroeville Building Permit Volumes
Building Permits, City of Monroeville:
2009 Residential $556,709
2009 Commercial $11,422,361
2008 Residential $820,783
2008 Commercial $6,230,033
2007 Residential $1,421,705
2007 Commercial $4,113,281
2006 Residential $1,733,859
2006 Commercial $2,883,723
2005 Residential $637,644
2005 Commercial $4,464,069
Includes $3,400,000 for VF Distribution

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
Number Uninsured 4,269
90% Confidence Interval 493
Percent Uninsured 17.8
90% Confidence Interval

Demographics Booklet

Major Employers



Monroe County Board of Education 569
Hornady Truck Lines, LLC 600
Alabama River Cellulose, LLC 420
Billy Barnes Enterprises 200
Monroe County Hospital 255
Alabama Southern Community College 150
Gate Precast Co. 155
Monroe County Commission 154
Standard Furniture 135
Rocky Creek Lumber 125

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

Demographic Links

Monroe County Economic Development Authority