Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Tallapoosa County has a population of 40,938 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $59,356.

Home price
$158,500
Income
$59,356
Population
40,938
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$158,500county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$857county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$663county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,030county
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$59,356county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate16.3%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.9%county
Economic output per resident$46,659county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.30%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 time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport193746county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths53.7county
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 higher20.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5658county
Students per full-time teacher17.8county
Free lunch eligible60.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

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

Population40,938county
Land area in square miles717county
People per square mile of land57.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents337county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in898county
Households that moved away979county
Average income of arriving households$84,259county
Average income of departing households$66,857county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year230county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F50 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days232 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$183county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,160 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk77.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.9county
Landslide risk73.3county
Hail risk39.9county
Earthquake risk69.0county
Tornado risk72.8county
Tropical cyclone risk74.2county
Extreme heat risk84.3county
Winter weather risk9.4county
Strong wind risk40.6county
Wildfire risk75.1county

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 Tallapoosa 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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