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MONROE COUNTY

County Seat:  Monroeville

Communities in County:  Beatrice, Excel, Frisco City, Monroeville, Vredenburgh

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Population and Income Estimates
  County  15-Mile Radius  30-Mile Radius  45-Mile Radius  
  (2000) Census: 24324 22118 55687 149943  
  (2006) Estimate: 23559 21422 55072 147328  
  (2011) Projection: 22992 20909 54587 145808  
  (2006) Est. Per Capita Income: 17518 18047 16139 16923  
  (2006) Est. Median Household Income: 32681 33216 30878 31619  
  (2006) Est. Median Age: 37 37 37 37  

Source: Claritas
Note: Radius is from county seat.

County Labor Analysis
 (2006) Labor Force   
 (County and Surrounding Counties
)
County Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Unemployment Rate  
Monroe 9424 514 5.5  
Butler 9409 481 5.1  
Clarke 7166 451 6.3  
Baldwin 80414 2269 2.8  
Conecuh 5223 260 5  
Wilcox 3618 280 7.7  
Escambia 136211 4329 3.2  
 
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: Numbers reflect 2005 annual averages

(2005) County Employment by Industry
Total: 8976
Mining: 0
Construction: 118
Manufacturing: 3465
Wholesale & Retail: 1080
Transportation & Warehousing: 704
Utilities & Information: 131
Finance & Insurance: 201
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing: 32
Health Care & Social Assistance: 494
Accomodation & Food Services: 426
Prof, Tech & Business Services: 489
State & Local Government: 1515
Other: 321
 
   Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations www.dir.state.al.us
(2006) County Population 25+ by Educational Attainment
Graduate/professional degree:   4.4 %
Bachelors degree:   7.1 %
Associates degree:   4.7 %
Some college, no degree:   17.1 %
High school graduate/GED:   34.5 %
9-12th grade (no diploma):   21 %
Less than 9th grade:   11.1 %
 
   Source: Claritas

   Major Employers in Monroe County
Name Product # Employees
Vanity Fair Brands Apparel 700
Monroe Co. Board of Education Education 558
Alabama River Cos. Hardwood & Softwood Pulp 565
Standard Furniture Furniture 400
Georgia Pacific Plywood 400
Monroe Co Hospital Health Care 250
Billy Barnes Enterprise Trucking 180
Alabama River Newsprint Newsprint 178
Monroe Co Commission Government 176
Gate Architectural Precast Concrete 165
 Source: Local economic development contacts
Major Manufacturing Employers in Monroe County
Name Product # Employees
Vanity Fair Brands Apparel 700
Alabama River Cos. Hardwood & Softwood Pulp 565
Georgia-Pacific Plywood 400
Standard Furniture Furniture 400
Alabama River Newsprint Newsprint 178
Gate Precast Precast Architectural concrete 165
Harrigan Lumber Southern Yellow Pine Dimension Lumber 165
Temple Particle Board 130
Scotch Plywood Pine Veneer 125
Rocky Creek Lumber lumber 80
 Source: Local economic development contacts
 

Education and Training
   (2005-2006) K-12 Information
  (Public school systems serving the county)
Year System Name System Enrollment Spending Per Pupil ACT Average Score
2005 Monroe County Schools 4291 6952.88 18.9
 
  Number of independent schools in county: 1
  Source: Alabama Department of Education; www.alsde.edu
 Note: Detailed information on Alabama's public school systems and individual schools can be accessed on the Alabama Department of Education website at www.ador.state.al.us/bus.html.

  Higher Education and Training Centers
  (Institutions located in the county and contiguous Alabama counties)
  Two-year colleges serving area:
AL Southern Community College AL Southern Community College @ Thomasville Alabama Southern Community College @ Jackson
Faulkner State Community College Faulkner State Community College @ Fairhope Faulkner State Community College @ Gulf Shores
Jefferson Davis Comm College Atmore Campus Jefferson Davis Comm College Brewton Campus Reid State Technical College

  Four-year colleges serving area:
United States Sports Academy
 Source: Alabama Commission on Higher Education
 Note: Information on Alabama’s two and four year colleges can be found on the Commission’s website http://www.ache.state.al.us/Colleges&Universities/InstitutionalMap.htm

Taxes
  (2006) General Tax Structure
  Ad Valorem Tax
    Alabama has a state property tax rate of 6.5 mills (3 mills for education). Both county and city can levy property tax. All real and personal business property is assessed at 20% of fair market value.

  Other Business Related Taxes
  County
        (Outside Incorporated Areas)
State
  Sales Tax General Rate: 2.5 % 4 %
  Use Tax General Rate: 2.5 % %
  Sales Tax on Machinery: 0 % 1.5 %
  Use Tax on Machinery: 0 % %
  Occupational Tax: %  

 Source: Alabama Department of Revenue; www.ador.state.al.us
 Note: Information on business-related taxes is available on the Alabama Department of Revenue website at www.ador.state.al.us/bus.html. Construction materials are taxed at the general rate. Inventories and goods-in-process are not taxed.

Transportation
  Interstates in county:  None
  Federal highways in county: 21,  84
  Railroads serving in county:  
  Nearest Commercial air service: Mobile, Ala.

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