Northwest-Shoals CC's Living Circumstances

Muscle Shoals City School District Overview

Northwest-Shoals Community College located in Muscle Shoals City School District area. A total of 5,371 households are located in Muscle Shoals City School District area. Among them, 1,825 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,467 and 3,105 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.88% (262) of residents are non-citizens and 3.33% (464) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Muscle Shoals City School District, Alabama
Household	5,371
Population	13,949
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,825 (33.98%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,467
Total Students	3,105
Pre-Kindergarten	169
Kindergarten	153
Grade 1-8	1,524
Grade 9-12	702
College/Graduate School	557
Veterans	10,605
Non-citizen	262
Non-English Home Language	464
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,967 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,527 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,486 people are in civilian labor force and 41 are in armed labor force. 6,256 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Muscle Shoals City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,190	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,733	92.62%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	168	2.71%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	-	-
Other method	86	1.39%
Worked from home	203	3.28%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,256	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,316	37.02%
Service	856	13.68%
Sales and office	1,359	21.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	479	7.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,246	19.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,256	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	66	1.05%
Construction	317	5.07%
Manufacturing	1,200	19.18%
Wholesale trade	136	2.17%
Retail trade	864	13.81%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	220	3.52%
Information	118	1.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	268	4.28%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	444	7.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,522	24.33%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	490	7.83%
Other services, except public administration	314	5.02%
Public administration	297	4.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,256	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,045	80.64%
Government workers	821	13.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	311	4.97%
Unpaid family workers	79	1.26%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,077 for the 5,371 households in Muscle Shoals City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $34,413. 13,324 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,371	-
Less than $10,000	309	5.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	191	3.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	505	9.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	545	10.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	739	13.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,153	21.47%
$75,000 - $99,999	782	14.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	776	14.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	250	4.65%
More than $200,000	121	2.25%
Median Household Income	$60,629	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,077	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,738	-
Less than $10,000	59	1.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	42	1.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	229	6.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	259	6.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	513	13.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	881	23.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	731	19.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	697	18.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	229	6.13%
More than $200,000	98	2.62%

Median Family Income	$70,753	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,646	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,413	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,114	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,114	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,908	-
With health insurance coverage	13,324	95.80%
Public coverage	3,836	27.58%
Private health insurance	11,622	83.56%
Without health insurance coverage	584	4.20%

Housing

There are 5,805 housing units in Muscle Shoals City School District area, Alabama with 5,371 units (92.52%) occupied. 4,082 houses (76.00%) are occupied by owner and 1,289 houses (24.00%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,100 and the average rental cost is $831. 346 houses (5.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 161 houses (2.77%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,805	-
Occupied	5,371	92.52%
Owner Occupied	4,082	76.00%
Renter Occupied	1,289	24.00%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,824	83.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	32	0.55%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	703	12.11%
Mobile Homes	246	4.24%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,805	-
Built 2014 or later	346	5.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	248	4.27%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,203	20.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	808	13.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	759	13.07%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,094	18.85%
Built 1960 - 1969	839	14.45%
Built 1950 - 1959	347	5.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	161	2.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,805	-
1 room	26	0.45%
2 rooms	11	0.19%
3 rooms	186	3.20%
4 rooms	450	7.75%
5 rooms	1,130	19.47%
6 rooms	1,200	20.67%
7 rooms	1,249	21.52%
8 rooms	636	10.96%
9 rooms or more	917	15.80%
Median Number of Rooms	6.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,805	-
no bedroom	26	0.45%
1 bedroom	134	2.31%
2 bedrooms	979	16.86%
3 bedrooms	3,365	57.97%
4 bedrooms	1,106	19.05%
5 bedrooms or more	195	3.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,082	-
Less than $50,000	175	4.29%
$50,000 - $99,999	794	19.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,166	28.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	783	19.18%
$200,000 - $299,999	660	16.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	373	9.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	85	2.08%
$1,000,000 or more	46	1.13%
Median House Value	$147,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,122	-
Less than $500	61	5.44%
$500 - $999	821	73.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	199	17.74%
$1,500 - $1,999	41	3.65%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$831	-

Demographic

A total of 14,103 people lives in Muscle Shoals City School District area, Alabama with 6,639 male and 7,464 female. The males to female ratio is 47.08 to 52.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	14,103	-
Male	6,639	47.08%
Female	7,464	52.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	14,103	-
Under 5 years	1,011	7.17%
5 - 9 years	984	6.98%
10 - 14 years	872	6.18%
15 - 19 years	773	5.48%
20 - 24 years	829	5.88%
25 - 34 years	2,091	14.83%
35 - 44 years	1,580	11.20%
45 - 54 years	1,494	10.59%
55 - 59 years	1,032	7.32%
60 - 64 years	972	6.89%
65 - 74 years	1,410	10.00%
75 - 84 years	795	5.64%
85 years and older	260	1.84%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	14,103	-
One Race	13,810	97.92%
White	11,603	82.27%
Black or African American	1,629	11.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.06%
Asian	134	0.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	436	3.09%

Two or more races	293	2.08%
White and Black or African American	63	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	128	0.91%
White and Asian	68	0.48%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.06%