Walker County

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Walker County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 61,758
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 645 / 389 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,039.485 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 36.226 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 206,000.000 acres (833.476 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,043
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 43.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 8.60%
Farm earnings (2005): $603,000
Physicians (2004): 57
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (127)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 6,403
Federal Spending (2004): $266,331

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	78,626	63.30%
Rural, Farm	2,064	1.66%
Rural, Non-farm	43,514	35.03%

Walker County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Employment Information Back to top
Walker County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	19,668	18,753	915	4.65%	47
1991	19,820	19,121	699	3.53%	35
1992	20,579	19,901	679	3.30%	33
1993	20,815	20,149	666	3.20%	32
1994	22,054	21,466	587	2.66%	27
1995	22,618	22,057	560	2.48%	25
1996	22,593	21,995	598	2.65%	27
1997	23,344	22,745	599	2.57%	26
1998	23,288	22,772	516	2.21%	22
1999	23,471	22,954	517	2.20%	22
2000	25,078	23,900	1,178	4.70%	47
2001	25,006	23,676	1,331	5.32%	53
2002	25,698	24,199	1,499	5.83%	58
2003	26,160	24,438	1,722	6.58%	66
2004	26,319	24,734	1,586	6.02%	60
2005	26,198	24,733	1,465	5.59%	56
2006	26,329	24,912	1,417	5.38%	54
2007	26,071	24,820	1,251	4.80%	48
2008	26,149	24,806	1,343	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	19,778	18,727	1,051	5.31%	53
Feb 1990	19,961	19,023	938	4.70%	47
Mar 1990	20,178	19,307	871	4.32%	43
Apr 1990	19,557	18,723	834	4.26%	43
May 1990	19,572	18,683	889	4.54%	45
Jun 1990	19,107	18,078	1,029	5.39%	54
Jul 1990	19,247	18,291	956	4.97%	50
Aug 1990	19,229	18,296	933	4.85%	49
Sep 1990	19,800	18,851	949	4.79%	48
Oct 1990	19,950	19,086	864	4.33%	43
Nov 1990	19,969	19,108	861	4.31%	43
Dec 1990	19,664	18,857	807	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	19,578	18,888	690	3.52%	35
Feb 1991	19,996	19,254	742	3.71%	37
Mar 1991	20,084	19,337	747	3.72%	37
Apr 1991	19,941	19,300	641	3.21%	32
May 1991	19,616	18,934	682	3.48%	35
Jun 1991	19,241	18,484	757	3.93%	39
Jul 1991	19,287	18,587	700	3.63%	36
Aug 1991	19,448	18,748	700	3.60%	36
Sep 1991	19,912	19,219	693	3.48%	35
Oct 1991	20,251	19,559	692	3.42%	34
Nov 1991	20,296	19,615	681	3.36%	34
Dec 1991	20,187	19,528	659	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	19,867	19,147	720	3.62%	36
Feb 1992	20,193	19,320	873	4.32%	43
Mar 1992	20,339	19,580	759	3.73%	37
Apr 1992	20,511	19,879	632	3.08%	31
May 1992	20,385	19,793	592	2.90%	29
Jun 1992	19,983	19,227	756	3.78%	38
Jul 1992	20,406	19,740	666	3.26%	33
Aug 1992	20,662	20,037	625	3.02%	30
Sep 1992	21,087	20,463	624	2.96%	30
Oct 1992	21,192	20,573	619	2.92%	29
Nov 1992	21,079	20,468	611	2.90%	29
Dec 1992	21,246	20,581	665	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	20,517	19,819	698	3.40%	34
Feb 1993	20,828	20,178	650	3.12%	31
Mar 1993	21,015	20,370	645	3.07%	31
Apr 1993	20,797	20,182	615	2.96%	30
May 1993	20,864	20,249	615	2.95%	29
Jun 1993	20,419	19,605	814	3.99%	40
Jul 1993	20,394	19,674	720	3.53%	35
Aug 1993	20,424	19,744	680	3.33%	33
Sep 1993	20,813	20,178	635	3.05%	31
Oct 1993	21,072	20,437	635	3.01%	30
Nov 1993	21,248	20,614	634	2.98%	30
Dec 1993	21,388	20,733	655	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	20,971	20,213	758	3.61%	36
Feb 1994	21,134	20,479	655	3.10%	31
Mar 1994	21,248	20,650	598	2.81%	28
Apr 1994	21,680	21,111	569	2.62%	26
May 1994	22,566	22,041	525	2.33%	23
Jun 1994	22,569	21,933	636	2.82%	28
Jul 1994	22,764	22,173	591	2.60%	26
Aug 1994	22,379	21,824	555	2.48%	25
Sep 1994	22,414	21,847	567	2.53%	25
Oct 1994	22,332	21,808	524	2.35%	23
Nov 1994	22,180	21,662	518	2.34%	23
Dec 1994	22,407	21,856	551	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	21,727	21,067	660	3.04%	30
Feb 1995	22,123	21,538	585	2.64%	26
Mar 1995	22,446	21,885	561	2.50%	25
Apr 1995	22,582	22,048	534	2.36%	24
May 1995	22,607	22,083	524	2.32%	23
Jun 1995	22,308	21,692	616	2.76%	28
Jul 1995	23,369	22,751	618	2.64%	26
Aug 1995	22,665	22,076	589	2.60%	26
Sep 1995	23,877	23,316	561	2.35%	23
Oct 1995	22,910	22,407	503	2.20%	22
Nov 1995	22,432	21,953	479	2.14%	21
Dec 1995	22,365	21,871	494	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	21,938	21,299	639	2.91%	29
Feb 1996	22,260	21,687	573	2.57%	26
Mar 1996	22,464	21,891	573	2.55%	26
Apr 1996	22,492	21,909	583	2.59%	26
May 1996	22,660	22,005	655	2.89%	29
Jun 1996	22,026	21,349	677	3.07%	31
Jul 1996	22,409	21,750	659	2.94%	29
Aug 1996	22,524	21,874	650	2.89%	29
Sep 1996	22,974	22,423	551	2.40%	24
Oct 1996	23,295	22,747	548	2.35%	24
Nov 1996	22,963	22,424	539	2.35%	23
Dec 1996	23,113	22,584	529	2.29%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	22,538	21,895	643	2.85%	29
Feb 1997	23,373	22,305	1,068	4.57%	46
Mar 1997	22,815	22,231	584	2.56%	26
Apr 1997	23,305	22,724	581	2.49%	25
May 1997	23,415	22,816	599	2.56%	26
Jun 1997	23,321	22,710	611	2.62%	26
Jul 1997	23,407	22,803	604	2.58%	26
Aug 1997	23,451	22,881	570	2.43%	24
Sep 1997	23,540	23,001	539	2.29%	23
Oct 1997	23,638	23,150	488	2.06%	21
Nov 1997	23,802	23,337	465	1.95%	20
Dec 1997	23,522	23,081	441	1.87%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	23,650	23,195	455	1.92%	19
Feb 1998	23,793	23,329	464	1.95%	20
Mar 1998	23,853	23,278	575	2.41%	24
Apr 1998	23,150	22,665	485	2.10%	21
May 1998	23,061	22,604	457	1.98%	20
Jun 1998	22,886	22,318	568	2.48%	25
Jul 1998	23,193	22,625	568	2.45%	24
Aug 1998	23,108	22,512	596	2.58%	26
Sep 1998	23,159	22,607	552	2.38%	24
Oct 1998	23,218	22,723	495	2.13%	21
Nov 1998	23,178	22,670	508	2.19%	22
Dec 1998	23,204	22,740	464	2.00%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	23,180	22,623	557	2.40%	24
Feb 1999	23,429	22,929	500	2.13%	21
Mar 1999	23,415	22,928	487	2.08%	21
Apr 1999	23,575	23,063	512	2.17%	22
May 1999	23,609	23,116	493	2.09%	21
Jun 1999	23,432	22,812	620	2.65%	26
Jul 1999	23,261	22,654	607	2.61%	26
Aug 1999	23,339	22,787	552	2.37%	24
Sep 1999	23,467	22,963	504	2.15%	21
Oct 1999	23,695	23,237	458	1.93%	19
Nov 1999	23,517	23,064	453	1.93%	19
Dec 1999	23,730	23,268	462	1.95%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,344	24,099	1,245	4.91%	49
Feb 2000	25,300	24,077	1,223	4.83%	48
Mar 2000	25,239	24,010	1,229	4.87%	49
Apr 2000	25,362	24,308	1,054	4.16%	42
May 2000	25,218	24,031	1,187	4.71%	47
Jun 2000	25,189	23,813	1,376	5.46%	55
Jul 2000	25,299	24,002	1,297	5.13%	51
Aug 2000	24,777	23,530	1,247	5.03%	50
Sep 2000	24,770	23,592	1,178	4.76%	48
Oct 2000	25,006	23,923	1,083	4.33%	43
Nov 2000	24,757	23,704	1,053	4.25%	43
Dec 2000	24,674	23,710	964	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	24,716	23,458	1,258	5.09%	51
Feb 2001	24,494	23,271	1,223	4.99%	50
Mar 2001	24,787	23,480	1,307	5.27%	53
Apr 2001	24,942	23,702	1,240	4.97%	50
May 2001	24,849	23,581	1,268	5.10%	51
Jun 2001	24,954	23,412	1,542	6.18%	62
Jul 2001	24,999	23,543	1,456	5.82%	58
Aug 2001	25,116	23,696	1,420	5.65%	57
Sep 2001	25,427	24,087	1,340	5.27%	53
Oct 2001	25,400	24,063	1,337	5.26%	53
Nov 2001	25,236	23,895	1,341	5.31%	53
Dec 2001	25,156	23,918	1,238	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	24,935	23,548	1,387	5.56%	56
Feb 2002	25,039	23,706	1,333	5.32%	53
Mar 2002	25,576	24,141	1,435	5.61%	56
Apr 2002	25,375	23,926	1,449	5.71%	57
May 2002	25,667	24,160	1,507	5.87%	59
Jun 2002	25,848	24,036	1,812	7.01%	70
Jul 2002	26,002	24,326	1,676	6.45%	64
Aug 2002	25,653	24,112	1,541	6.01%	60
Sep 2002	26,176	24,678	1,498	5.72%	57
Oct 2002	26,265	24,798	1,467	5.59%	56
Nov 2002	25,836	24,325	1,511	5.85%	58
Dec 2002	26,002	24,636	1,366	5.25%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,026	24,357	1,669	6.41%	64
Feb 2003	26,179	24,556	1,623	6.20%	62
Mar 2003	26,436	24,838	1,598	6.04%	60
Apr 2003	26,250	24,659	1,591	6.06%	61
May 2003	26,483	24,790	1,693	6.39%	64
Jun 2003	26,431	24,373	2,058	7.79%	78
Jul 2003	26,173	24,304	1,869	7.14%	71
Aug 2003	26,085	24,240	1,845	7.07%	71
Sep 2003	26,327	24,500	1,827	6.94%	69
Oct 2003	25,997	24,273	1,724	6.63%	66
Nov 2003	26,087	24,401	1,686	6.46%	65
Dec 2003	25,448	23,968	1,480	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	26,259	24,488	1,771	6.74%	67
Feb 2004	26,400	24,842	1,558	5.90%	59
Mar 2004	25,900	24,263	1,637	6.32%	63
Apr 2004	26,227	24,759	1,468	5.60%	56
May 2004	26,211	24,662	1,549	5.91%	59
Jun 2004	27,211	25,351	1,860	6.84%	68
Jul 2004	26,389	24,702	1,687	6.39%	64
Aug 2004	26,403	24,799	1,604	6.08%	61
Sep 2004	26,303	24,809	1,494	5.68%	57
Oct 2004	26,236	24,747	1,489	5.68%	57
Nov 2004	26,156	24,673	1,483	5.67%	57
Dec 2004	26,138	24,712	1,426	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	26,059	24,513	1,546	5.93%	59
Feb 2005	26,001	24,443	1,558	5.99%	60
Mar 2005	25,957	24,497	1,460	5.62%	56
Apr 2005	25,874	24,492	1,382	5.34%	53
May 2005	25,967	24,545	1,422	5.48%	55
Jun 2005	26,205	24,551	1,654	6.31%	63
Jul 2005	26,406	24,842	1,564	5.92%	59
Aug 2005	26,599	25,085	1,514	5.69%	57
Sep 2005	26,289	24,846	1,443	5.49%	55
Oct 2005	26,468	25,107	1,361	5.14%	51
Nov 2005	26,463	25,083	1,380	5.21%	52
Dec 2005	26,085	24,790	1,295	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,204	24,795	1,409	5.38%	54
Feb 2006	26,184	24,754	1,430	5.46%	55
Mar 2006	26,118	24,668	1,450	5.55%	56
Apr 2006	26,178	24,770	1,408	5.38%	54
May 2006	26,132	24,722	1,410	5.40%	54
Jun 2006	26,427	24,710	1,717	6.50%	65
Jul 2006	26,872	25,229	1,643	6.11%	61
Aug 2006	26,521	24,989	1,532	5.78%	58
Sep 2006	26,556	25,205	1,351	5.09%	51
Oct 2006	26,441	25,176	1,265	4.78%	48
Nov 2006	26,331	25,047	1,284	4.88%	49
Dec 2006	25,984	24,879	1,105	4.25%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	26,042	24,728	1,314	5.05%	50
Feb 2007	26,132	24,828	1,304	4.99%	50
Mar 2007	26,109	24,902	1,207	4.62%	46
Apr 2007	26,087	24,973	1,114	4.27%	43
May 2007	25,935	24,825	1,110	4.28%	43
Jun 2007	25,992	24,500	1,492	5.74%	57
Jul 2007	26,429	25,030	1,399	5.29%	53
Aug 2007	25,914	24,636	1,278	4.93%	49
Sep 2007	26,322	25,047	1,275	4.84%	48
Oct 2007	26,030	24,878	1,152	4.43%	44
Nov 2007	26,089	24,901	1,188	4.55%	46
Dec 2007	25,772	24,588	1,184	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	25,822	24,514	1,308	5.07%	51
Feb 2008	25,637	24,454	1,183	4.61%	46
Mar 2008	25,982	24,788	1,194	4.60%	46
Apr 2008	26,107	25,020	1,087	4.16%	42
May 2008	26,074	24,875	1,199	4.60%	46
Jun 2008	26,079	24,567	1,512	5.80%	58
Jul 2008	26,533	25,017	1,516	5.71%	57
Aug 2008	26,398	24,855	1,543	5.85%	58
Sep 2008	26,707	25,165	1,542	5.77%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Walker County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	4,592	19.68%
2.	Construction	2,576	11.04%
3.	Educational Services	2,066	8.85%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,566	6.71%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	934	4.00%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	744	3.19%
7.	Wood Manufacturing	642	2.75%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	636	2.73%
9.	Health Care	598	2.56%
10.	Truck Transportation	530	2.27%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	486	2.08%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	476	2.04%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	466	2.00%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	450	1.93%
15.	Finance and Insurance	448	1.92%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	412	1.77%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	390	1.67%
18.	Mining	390	1.67%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	386	1.65%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	360	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	4,656	21.38%
2.	Public Administration	4,528	20.79%
3.	Health Care	2,612	11.99%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,626	7.47%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	716	3.29%
6.	Social Assistance	638	2.93%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	632	2.90%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	580	2.66%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	516	2.37%
10.	Finance and Insurance	482	2.21%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	426	1.96%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	292	1.34%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	292	1.34%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	282	1.30%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	262	1.20%
16.	Construction	244	1.12%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	208	0.96%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	200	0.92%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	164	0.75%
20.	Private Household Services	150	0.69%

Walker County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,108	9.03%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,074	4.60%
3.	Other Management Occupations	1,038	4.45%
4.	Other Production Occupations	1,014	4.35%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	964	4.13%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	906	3.88%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	766	3.28%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	738	3.16%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	732	3.14%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	602	2.58%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	598	2.56%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	592	2.54%
13.	Postsecondary Teachers	536	2.30%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	480	2.06%
15.	Other Protective Service Workers	464	1.99%
16.	Construction Laborers	446	1.91%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	416	1.78%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	398	1.71%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	376	1.61%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	376	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,768	8.12%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,586	7.28%
3.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,318	6.05%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,306	6.00%
5.	Cashiers	898	4.12%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	878	4.03%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	818	3.76%
8.	Other Management Occupations	814	3.74%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	814	3.74%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	752	3.45%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	672	3.09%
12.	Postsecondary Teachers	570	2.62%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	560	2.57%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	520	2.39%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	468	2.15%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	466	2.14%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	456	2.09%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	454	2.08%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	442	2.03%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	422	1.94%

Walker County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	53,630	51.03%
15-35 hours	13,320	12.68%
1-14 hours	2,825	2.69%
No regular hours	35,310	33.60%

Walker County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,071	4.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,621	3.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,850	4.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,280	7.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,221	9.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,394	14.69%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,891	18.13%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,240	7.44%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,212	2.78%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,899	4.36%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,232	2.83%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	640	1.47%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,551	10.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,428	7.88%

Walker County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,071	4.76%
5-9	7,794	17.90%
10-14	7,297	16.76%
15-19	7,743	17.79%
20-24	5,588	12.84%
25-29	1,573	3.61%
30-34	4,815	11.06%
35-39	690	1.59%
40-44	764	1.76%
45-59	1,981	4.55%
60-89	1,551	3.56%
At least 90	1,663	3.82%

Walker County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	24	0.06%	32,042	73.61%
30-44	63	0.14%	6,206	14.26%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,981	4.55%
At least 60	0	0.00%	3,214	7.38%

Walker County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	164	0.37%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,834	15.43%
Car / truck / van, solo	34,890	78.79%
Motorcycle	92	0.21%
Other	335	0.76%
Public transportation	87	0.20%
Walked	1,128	2.55%
Worked at home	752	1.70%

Walker County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Family Information Back to top
: 36,662 (89,334 people)
: 23,066 (69,060 people)
: 9,072
: 49,654
Walker County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,663	15.33%
$10,000-$14,999	3,066	8.30%
$15,000-$19,999	3,033	8.21%
$20,000-$24,999	2,944	7.97%
$25,000-$29,999	2,789	7.55%
$30,000-$34,999	2,370	6.41%
$35,000-$39,999	2,124	5.75%
$40,000-$44,999	1,955	5.29%
$45,000-$49,999	1,984	5.37%
$50,000-$59,999	2,886	7.81%
$60,000-$74,999	3,277	8.87%
$75,000-$99,999	2,332	6.31%
$100,000-$124,999	1,322	3.58%
$125,000-$149,999	509	1.38%
$150,000-$199,999	276	0.75%
$200,000 or more	416	1.13%

Walker County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,940	26.99%
Family, 2 people	5,082	27.77%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,535	8.39%
Family, 3 people	2,728	14.90%
Nonfamily, 3 people	335	1.83%
Family, 4 people	2,056	11.23%
Nonfamily, 4 people	69	0.38%
Family, 5 people	960	5.25%
Nonfamily, 5 people	25	0.14%
Family, 6 people	344	1.88%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	219	1.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	6	0.03%

Walker County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	29,843	32.03%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,530	10.23%
Public Assistance	944	1.01%
Retirement	5,589	6.00%
Self Employment	4,290	4.60%
Social Security	8,437	9.05%
Supplemental Security	1,260	1.35%
Wage / Salary	28,859	30.97%
Other	4,428	4.75%

Walker County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,353	57.33%
With children under 18	7,707	42.67%

Walker County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,574	5.44%
Married	47,135	71.74%
Never Married	13,108	19.95%
Widowed	1,885	2.87%

Walker County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,560	8.76%
Married	20,594	50.70%
Never Married	12,798	31.51%
Widowed	3,670	9.03%

Walker County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Education Information Back to top
Walker County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,181	8.98%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	17,669	17.28%
High school diploma or equivalent	29,601	28.96%
Some college, no degree	27,565	26.96%
Associate degree	2,962	2.90%
Bachelors degree	10,250	10.03%
Graduate or professional degree	5,001	4.89%

Walker County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	955	1.55%	636	1.03%	1,591	2.58%
Kindergarten	944	1.53%	106	0.17%	1,050	1.70%
Grades 1-4	4,742	7.68%	364	0.59%	5,106	8.27%
Grades 5-8	5,222	8.46%	355	0.57%	5,577	9.03%
Grades 9-12	6,937	11.23%	1,608	2.60%	8,545	13.84%
Undergrad college	16,959	27.46%	822	1.33%	17,781	28.79%
Graduate or professional school	937	1.52%	115	0.19%	1,052	1.70%
Total	36,696	59.42%	4,006	6.49%	40,702	65.91%

Walker County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Business Information Back to top
: $452,926,000
: $58,334,000
: $160,887
: 4,700
Walker County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	12	7	10
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	3	4	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	2	2	4
1999 - Construction	7	10	23	8	12
1999 - Educational Services	2	2	1	2	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	5	4	8	8	29
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	6	23	26	31
1999 - Information	3	1	3	7	7
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	3	2	12	15	6
1999 - Mining	1	0	0	1	2
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	23	21	31
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	5	13	7	33
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	2	12	10	21
1999 - Retail Trade	19	15	43	39	57
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	4	3	3
1999 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	1	1	0	2	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	8	9	11
1999 - Total	77	65	190	171	266
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	6	9	7	11
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	1	9	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	4
2000 - Construction	7	6	13	17	17
2000 - Educational Services	1	2	2	2	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	6	10	9	7	24
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	9	29	19	27
2000 - Information	3	3	3	9	5
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	5	7	16	5	8
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	0	3
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	6	29	18	27
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	16	13	28
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	5	8	9	24
2000 - Retail Trade	13	16	51	38	54
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	5	1	2
2000 - Unclassified	5	3	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	1	0	3	0	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	7	6	14
2000 - Total	70	84	203	162	252
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	6	9	7	10
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	4	2	4	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	2	3
2001 - Construction	6	3	20	16	13
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	4	1	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	8	4	10	11	21
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	6	29	23	21
2001 - Information	1	4	5	5	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	2
2001 - Manufacturing	3	2	12	13	8
2001 - Mining	1	1	1	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	6	25	24	27
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	5	15	15	22
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	4	9	6	23
2001 - Retail Trade	14	14	34	62	48
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	5	7	3
2001 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	8	6	13
2001 - Total	66	64	193	205	227
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	5	1	11	14
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	3	0	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	4	1
2002 - Construction	8	9	14	16	17
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	2	1	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	8	2	11	19	16
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	3	33	18	30
2002 - Information	4	2	4	5	5
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	1
2002 - Manufacturing	4	5	7	14	10
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	12	27	22	22
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	5	20	15	18
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	9	5	22
2002 - Retail Trade	20	23	42	46	46
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	5	4	6
2002 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	2	3	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	3	8	10	10
2002 - Total	91	77	191	196	227
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	6	7	8	10
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	1	2	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	5	1	1
2003 - Construction	7	7	16	23	10
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	5	18	12	20
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	9	27	26	34
2003 - Information	2	6	3	4	6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Manufacturing	1	7	8	10	10
2003 - Mining	0	1	1	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	5	17	25	28
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	8	22	9	26
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	3	6	11	21
2003 - Retail Trade	16	23	41	49	46
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	3	6	6
2003 - Unclassified	4	0	1	0	1
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	7
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	5	4	6	17
2003 - Total	78	90	184	195	250
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	3	6	14	8
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	2	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	6	1	1
2004 - Construction	7	7	16	15	19
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	1	2	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	6	5	18	12	20
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	6	32	27	30
2004 - Information	1	4	1	8	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	3	4	11	8	6
2004 - Mining	1	1	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	5	20	27	28
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	2	18	17	29
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	2	5	11	22
2004 - Retail Trade	9	13	40	42	56
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	4	9	4
2004 - Unclassified	2	3	2	1	0
2004 - Utilities	1	1	1	2	4
2004 - Wholesale Trade	5	1	8	6	16
2004 - Total	82	60	191	205	252
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	5	11	6	14
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	3	4
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	4	1
2005 - Construction	7	10	17	16	15
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	5	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	5	3	11	14	29
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	25	39	29
2005 - Information	2	0	7	3	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Manufacturing	3	1	11	10	6
2005 - Mining	1	0	1	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	6	28	27	28
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	7	18	14	31
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	4	11	4	25
2005 - Retail Trade	10	12	42	48	46
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	7	6	7
2005 - Unclassified	1	4	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	5
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	9	7	17
2005 - Total	53	59	203	209	263

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Walker County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	73,982	81.75%
Below Poverty Level	16,513	18.25%

Walker County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$414	$201	$71	$0	$0	$161	$646	$297	$1,055	$208
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$710	$232	$562	$0	$0	$338	$1,610	$787	$1,021	$333
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$732	$250	$563	$0	$0	$415	$1,710	$937	$876	$471
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$1,021	$185	$383	$0	$0	$646	$2,050	$1,591	$1,558	$1,326
1982	$1,785	$197	$1,144	$0	$0	$852	$3,781	$1,434	$2,455	$1,000
1983	$2,207	$276	$834	$0	$0	$901	$3,942	$1,655	$2,449	$578
1984	$2,295	$286	$863	$0	$0	$935	$4,093	$1,655	$2,449	$578
1985	$2,619	$384	$941	$0	$0	$1,188	$4,748	$2,239	$11,419	$443
1986	$2,632	$385	$944	$0	$0	$1,192	$4,768	$2,239	$11,419	$443
1987	$3,640	$549	$1,364	$0	$0	$3,752	$8,756	$3,063	$25,605	$2,623
1988	$3,975	$553	$1,020	$0	$0	$2,385	$7,380	$3,140	$24,123	$24,913
1989	$4,134	$575	$1,061	$0	$0	$2,480	$7,675	$3,266	$24,123	$24,913
1990	$4,283	$596	$1,100	$0	$0	$2,568	$7,951	$3,384	$24,123	$24,913
1991	$4,390	$611	$1,127	$0	$0	$2,632	$8,149	$3,469	$24,123	$24,913
1992	$3,912	$1,350	$2,331	$0	$0	$3,725	$9,968	$4,587	$19,906	$20,231
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$5,566	$2,127	$3,303	$0	$0	$3,753	$12,622	$8,173	$17,832	$18,693

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$159	$67	$7	$306	$0	$725
1972	$50	$2	$63	$0	$0	$71	$725
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$361	$51	$34	$536	$0	$1,583
1977	$310	$46	$40	$0	$0	$205	$1,583
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$388	$0	$57	$615	$0	$1,931
1979	$272	$7	$39	$0	$0	$553	$1,931
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$8	$508	$0	$201	$860	$0	$2,851
1981	$412	$27	$40	$0	$0	$795	$2,851
1982	$0	$950	$141	$164	$692	$0	$4,397
1982	$480	$65	$75	$0	$0	$1,830	$4,397
1983	$0	$1,222	$358	$178	$1,407	$0	$4,577
1983	$665	$49	$122	$0	$0	$576	$4,577
1984	$0	$1,269	$371	$185	$1,463	$0	$4,751
1984	$690	$50	$126	$0	$0	$597	$4,751
1985	$0	$1,565	$364	$264	$1,461	$0	$5,112
1985	$667	$48	$155	$0	$0	$588	$5,112
1986	$0	$1,571	$365	$265	$1,468	$0	$5,130
1986	$669	$48	$155	$0	$0	$589	$5,130
1987	$0	$1,707	$563	$195	$1,418	$0	$8,737
1987	$870	$146	$1,851	$0	$0	$1,987	$8,737
1988	$0	$2,468	$197	$184	$205	$0	$8,075
1988	$853	$147	$2,052	$0	$0	$1,969	$8,075
1989	$0	$2,566	$205	$191	$213	$0	$8,314
1989	$887	$153	$2,052	$0	$0	$2,047	$8,314
1990	$0	$2,658	$212	$198	$221	$0	$8,540
1990	$919	$159	$2,052	$0	$0	$2,121	$8,540
1991	$0	$2,724	$217	$203	$227	$0	$8,702
1991	$942	$163	$2,052	$0	$0	$2,174	$8,702
1992	$0	$2,644	$218	$104	$1,255	$1	$9,810
1992	$1,536	$338	$1,656	$0	$0	$2,058	$9,810
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$4,017	$903	$519	$2,438	$2	$14,849
1997	$3,307	$253	$1,376	$0	$0	$2,034	$14,849

Walker County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Criminal Information Back to top
: 14,050

Walker County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Walker County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,032	9.77%
10-19 Years	9,526	15.42%
20-29 Years	14,448	23.39%
30-39 Years	9,637	15.60%
40-49 Years	8,827	14.29%
50-59 Years	5,624	9.11%
60-69 Years	3,823	6.19%
70-79 Years	2,523	4.09%
80-89 Years	1,111	1.80%
90+ Years	207	0.34%

Walker County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	37,163	60.18%
Female	24,595	39.82%

Walker County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	37,090	60.06%
African-American	14,672	23.76%
Hispanic/Latino	8,712	14.11%
Multiracial	556	0.90%
Asian	464	0.75%
Amerindian	169	0.27%
Other Race	70	0.11%
Pacific Islander	25	0.04%

Walker County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	10,700	20.76%
2.	United States Or American	9,526	18.48%
3.	Irish	8,558	16.61%
4.	English	6,832	13.26%
5.	French Non-Basque	2,425	4.71%
6.	Scotch Irish	2,113	4.10%
7.	Polish	2,037	3.95%
8.	Scottish	1,424	2.76%
9.	Italian	1,276	2.48%
10.	European	805	1.56%

Walker County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	101,579	85.81%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	15,187	12.83%
3.	French	346	0.29%
4.	German	298	0.25%
5.	Tagalog	226	0.19%
6.	Vietnamese	122	0.10%
7.	Japanese	114	0.10%
8.	Hindi	94	0.08%
9.	African	94	0.08%
10.	Chinese	80	0.07%

Walker County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	118,692	95.56%
Naturalized immigrant	1,758	1.42%
Not a citizen	3,754	3.02%

Walker County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Walker County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Dodge	New Waverly
Huntsville	Riverside

Walker County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

77320	77342	77349
77334	77343	77358
77340	77344	77367
77341	77348

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Why Even Ostensibly Peaceful Expressive “Encampments” at Universities Are Not Immune From Restrictions Under the First Amendment, With Special Attention to Some Analogies to Abortion Clinics

UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and professor emeritus Alan E. Brownstein discuss the regulation of student protests and encampments on college campuses, particularly focusing on the balance between protecting free speech and ensuring the safety and functioning of the university.

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