Etowah County Information
Etowah in
Alabama occupies
549 square miles and has a 2006 population of
103,362, a change from a 2000 population of
103,460 and
99,840 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
446 acts of violent crime reported in
Etowah in 2004, a change from
144 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,787 people:
3.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.2%.
Read more about
Etowah, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Etowah | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 549 sq. miles | Ranked 2,005 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 103,362 | Ranked 544 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 102,920 | |
| Population 2000 | 103,460 | Ranked 514 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 99,840 | Ranked 460 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 83.8% | |
| African American | 14.6% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 446 | 144 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 55 | |
| Robberies | 121 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 266 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 4,716 | 1,094 |
| Burglaries | 1,073 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,265 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 378 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 47,117 | 48,595 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,787 | 2,512 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.8% | 5.2% |
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