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Etowah County

County in Alabama. 103,105 residents. 1,386 km² of land (535 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$847USD per month, ± $44

Alabama $1,007, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$514 ± $60
1 bedroom$670 ± $60
2 bedrooms$817 ± $58
3 bedrooms$982 ± $56
4 bedrooms$1,017 ± $163
5 or more bedrooms$950 ± $378

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$167,100USD, ± $4,938

Alabama $209,900, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$22.38$895$3,878USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Alabama $29.83$1,193$5,170, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $16.48$659$2,8562024: $22.38$895$3,878

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

33,010jobs

2014: 35,1412024: 33,010

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$26.98$1,079$4,6766,994299
Retail trade$15.70$628$2,7214,813379
Manufacturing$24.48$979$4,2424,34486
Accommodation and food services$9.85$394$1,7073,561196
Administrative and support and waste management services$19.85$794$3,4411,82487
Construction$28.20$1,128$4,8881,078137
Wholesale trade$30.75$1,230$5,33095074
Finance and insurance$32.73$1,309$5,672935141
Transportation and warehousing$28.53$1,141$4,94482551
Other services (except public administration)$23.63$945$4,095737235
Professional, scientific, and technical services$27.30$1,092$4,732603128
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$8.65$346$1,49936118
Educational services$14.83$593$2,57027511
Real estate and rental and leasing$20.55$822$3,56225161
Information$25.83$1,033$4,47615328
Utilities$56.88$2,275$9,8581269
Management of companies and enterprises$51.33$2,053$8,896898
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingwithheldwithheld4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionwithheldwithheldnot published

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

1,954establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

19.0per 1,000 residents

Alabama 20.8, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Alabama

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Alabama

People

Population

103,105people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

74.4people per km²

Alabama 38.8, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

4.3%% of people aged 5 and over

Alabama 6.0%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only95.7%93,030 ± 495
Spanish3.3%3,249 ± 397
Other Indo-European languages0.2%190 ± 131
Vietnamese0.1%133 ± 128
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%124 ± 88
Arabic0.1%122 ± 116
German or other West Germanic languages0.1%91 ± 75
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.1%87 ± 131
Other and unspecified languages0.1%72 ± 77
French, Haitian or Cajun0.1%60 ± 46
Korean0.0%28 ± 39
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.0%7 ± 11
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.0%5 ± 15

2020–2024. Of 97,198 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.