Coosa County, Alabama

Coosa County has a population of 10,300 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,500, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $57,355.

Home price
$115,500
Income
$57,355
Population
10,300
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$115,500county
Median gross rent$665county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$776county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$615county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,079county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$57,355county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.5%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.6%county
Economic output per resident$24,503county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.27%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport193746county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths116.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.8%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment751county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible71.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians64(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,300county
Land area in square miles651county
People per square mile of land15.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store6.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age50.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents366county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in288county
Households that moved away240county
Average income of arriving households$51,809county
Average income of departing households$43,471county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F48 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing50 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$191county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.7¢county
Household electricity use1,146 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.2%county
Homes heated by propane16.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.3%county
Households with broadband80.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk34.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.4county
Landslide risk58.6county
Hail risk7.8county
Earthquake risk37.6county
Tornado risk37.3county
Tropical cyclone risk55.2county
Extreme heat risk39.3county
Winter weather risk2.4county
Strong wind risk22.7county
Wildfire risk64.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Coosa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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