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DEMOGRAPHICS

Shoals Area Demographics...

The Shoals is considered a very affordable and likeable place to live, in the view of many college and business experts who study a combination of factors used to determine an area's quality of life.

The Shoals consists of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia, and occupies approximately 1,425 square miles of land in Colbert and Lauderdale counties of Northwest Alabama.  It is a rapidly growing metropolitan area, with a history of prosperity, and a bright future.  These demographics are provided for the purpose of demonstrating quantitative data about the population and economy of the Shoals.

Florence is located in Lauderdale county and is the largest city in the Shoals area with a population of 36,264.

Muscle Shoals is the largest of the cities located in Colbert County and has a population of 11,924.

Sheffield is in  Colbert county, and has a population of 9,652

Tuscumbia is the oldest city in Northwest Alabama, and has a population of 7,856.

Population of the Shoals area is estimated at 142,950 people.

The average household income of Shoals residents is now listed at $36,500.

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Shoals Area Business Demographics...

Employment

Time Zone:  Central

Latitude and Longitude:  34º 48' N   87º 40' W

Principal Industries:  Primary Metals; Chemical and Allied Products; Rubber Products; Fabricated Metals; Agriculture; Food.

Unemployment:

Average rate for June 2007: 4.6%
Average rate for July 2006: 4.5%

Numbers provided by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

Income:

MSA Median Family Income:  $53,247 (2007) estimate
MSA Per Capita Income:  $21,864 (2007) estimate

2004 Alabama Wage Survey - Florence Metropolitan Area...Click Here

ACCRA Cost of Living Index:

First Quarter 2007:  87.4

Major Employers, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties:
Name: Product: Employment
Coffee Health Group Health Care 1,498
Tennessee Valley Authority Government 1,253
Sara Lee Foods Meat Processing 1,042
Lauderdale County Schools Education 1,000
Wise Alloys Aluminum Can Sheet 957
City of Florence Government 850
Helen Keller Hospital Health Care 756
University of North Alabama Education 667
Florence City Schools Education 530
Walmart Supercenter (Lauderdale) Department Store 520
Norfolk Southern Railroad Transportation 500
NW-Shoals Community College Education 500
Colbert County Schools Education 453
American Wholesale Books Distributor 450
Walmart Supercenter (Colbert) Department Store 425
Muscle Shoals Schools Education 307
SCA Tissue-Barton Operation Paper Mill Converting 303
Essex Electric Copper Wire 289
Tarkett Alabama Inc Floor Tile 271
ABCO Office Furniture Office Furmiture manufacturing 240
Whitesell COrporation Fasteners 220
Flexco Rubber and Vinyl Flooring 204
Pettus Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors/General, Plumbing, Mechanical HVAC, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal Fabricators 190
Sheffield City Schools Education 184
Food World Colbert & Lauderdale Supermarket 178
Shoals Tubular Air-Conditioning 174
Monarch Ceramic Tile Porcelain Tile Manufacturer 171
The HON Company Office Furniture Manufacturer 160
Bank Independent Financial 160

Shoals Area Largest Manufacturing Companies:
Company Location  Product Employees
Sara Lee Foods Florence Soups, pkg. sandwiches, Sausage patties 1,042
Wise Alloys, LLC Sheffield Can sheet 957
American Wholesale Books Florence Book Distributor 450
SCA Tissue Barton Plant Barton Paper Products 303
ESSEX Florence Insulated Copper Wire 289
Tarkett Florence Vinyl Flooring 271
Whitesell Corporation Muscle Shoals Fasteners 220
ABCO Office Furniture Florence Wood/Metal Display Cases 240
Flexco Tuscumbia Vinyl Flooring 204
Shoals Tubular Florence Air-Conditioning 173
Monarch Ceramic Tile Florence Porcelain Tile 171
The HON Company Florence Wood Office Furniture 160
E.S. Robbins Muscle Shoals Plastic containers, closures, fencing products, vinyl chair mats, environmental doors, curtains, baby nursers & accessories, measuring cap & bottle 153
TNT Fireworks Florence Fireworks 150
Times Daily Florence Newspaper 143
Robbins, LLC Tuscumbia Commercial Rubber, inner tubes 135
Southeastern Tool Florence Precision Tool & Die 134
Occidental Chemical Muscle Shoals Caustic Potash / Potassium Carbonate 127
Nichols Wire, Inc Florence Welding Wire 118