Pickens County Information
Pickens in
Alabama occupies
890 square miles and has a 2006 population of
20,133, a change from a 2000 population of
20,949 and
20,699 in 1990.
13.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11% percent is 25-35, and
13.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
67 acts of violent crime reported in
Pickens in 2004, a change from
29 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
374 people:
4.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.7%.
Read more about
Pickens, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pickens | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 890 sq. miles | Ranked 999 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 20,133 | Ranked 1,815 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 20,135 | |
| Population 2000 | 20,949 | Ranked 1,740 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 20,699 | Ranked 1,645 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 57.2% | |
| African American | 42.4% | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 67 | 29 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 4 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 56 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 247 | 135 |
| Burglaries | 74 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 160 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 13 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,257 | 8,653 |
| Unemployed Population | 374 | 578 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 6.7% |
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