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Shoals Economic Development Authority

Phone:
(256) 764-0351
1-800-239-6087
FAX: (256) 764-3850
20 Hightower Place
Suite 1
P.O. Box 580
Florence, Alabama 35630

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  DEMOGRAPHICS

Population
 
Lauderdale County




Colbert County
Year
2006 (estimate)
2000
1990
1980

2006 (estimate)
2000
1990
1980
Total Population
87,891
87,966
79,661
80,546

54,766
54,984
51,666
54,519
 
  Population by cities (Alphabetically)
  City
Anderson
Cherokee
Florence
Killen
Leighton
Lexington
Littleville
Muscle Shoals
Rogersville
St. Florian
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Waterloo
County
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lauderdale
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lauderdale
Colbert
Colbert
Lauderdale
Lauderdale
Colbert
Colbert
Lauderdale

Population 2006 (Est.)
350
1,184
36,721
1,122
836
833
951
12,703
1,191
453
9.232
8,202
208

  Population Growth, Florence-Muscle Shoals MA
  Year
1970
1980
1990
2000
2006 (estimate)

Population
117,743
135,065
131,327
142,950
142,657

 
  Total Male Population
Total Female Population
Median Age

47.93%
52.07%
39.89 years

 
  Population by Race, Florence-Muscle Shoals MA
  White
Black
Asian & Pacific Islander
All other races

85.62%
12.42%
0.8%
1.16%

 
  Population by Age, Florence-Muscle Shoals MA
  <15 Years of Age
15-34 Years of Age
35-64 Years of Age
>64 Years of Age

17.55%
26.16%
40.12%
16.17%

 
  Unemployment Rate, Florence-Muscle Shoals  MA
  March 2008
2007 Average
2006 Average
2005 Average
2004 Average
2003 Average
2002 Average
2001 Average
2000 Average
1999 Average
1998 Average

4.1%
3.9%
3.8%
4.7%
6.1%
6.8%
10.20%
8.20%
5.50%
5.92%
6.41%