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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.
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2000
U.S. Census Bureau Data? Click Here
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 February 2009: 9.3%
Average
rate for February 2008: 4.9%
Numbers
provided by the Alabama Department of
Industrial Relations.
Income:
MSA
Median Family Income: $53,518 (2008)
MSA Per Capita Income: $22,051 (2008)
2007
Alabama Wage Survey - Florence
Metropolitan Area...Click
Here
ACCRA
Cost of Living Index:
First Quarter 2009: 88.6
Major
Employers, Colbert and Lauderdale
Counties:
| Name: |
Product: |
Employment |
| Coffee
Health Group |
Health
Care |
1,500 |
| Tennessee
Valley Authority |
Government |
1,243 |
| Sara
Lee Foods |
Meat
Processing |
1,106 |
| Lauderdale
County Schools |
Education |
1,000 |
| Wise
Alloys |
Aluminum
Can Sheet |
884 |
| City
of Florence |
Government |
856 |
| Helen
Keller Hospital |
Health
Care |
731 |
| University
of North Alabama |
Education |
720 |
| Florence
City Schools |
Education |
530 |
| Walmart
Supercenter (Lauderdale) |
Department
Store |
500 |
| American
Wholesale Books |
Distributor |
500 |
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| NW-Shoals
Community College |
Education |
492 |
| SCA
Tissue-Barton Operation |
Paper
Mill Converting |
472 |
| Colbert
County Schools |
Education |
445 |
| Walgreen's
Health Initiative |
Call
Center |
394 |
| Walmart
Supercenter (Colbert) |
Department
Store |
311 |
| Jami,
Inc. |
Modular
Furniture |
306 |
| Muscle
Shoals Schools |
Education |
305 |
| Norfolk
Southern Railroad |
Transportation |
300 |
| Lauderdale
County |
Government |
281 |
| Marriott
Shoals Hotel & Spa |
Hotel/Spa/Conference
Center |
250 |
| The
HON Company |
Office
Furniture Manufacturer |
225 |
| Tarkett
Alabama Inc |
Floor
Tile |
220 |
| Flexco |
Rubber
and Vinyl Flooring |
220 |
| Whitesell
Corporation |
Fasteners |
206 |
| Bank
Independent |
Financial |
205 |
| Monarch
Ceramic Tile |
Porcelain
Tile Manufacturer |
202 |
| Sheffield
City Schools |
Education |
197 |
| City
of Muscle Shoals |
Government |
190 |
| Colbert
County |
Government |
190 |
| SouthWire |
Insulated
Copper / Electrical Wire |
187 |
Shoals
Area Largest Manufacturing Companies:
| Company |
Location |
Product |
Employees |
| Sara
Lee Foods |
Florence |
Soups,
pkg. sandwiches, Sausage patties |
1,106 |
| Wise
Alloys, LLC |
Sheffield |
Can
sheet |
884 |
| American
Wholesale Books |
Florence |
Book
Distributor |
500 |
| SCA
Tissue Barton Plant |
Barton |
Paper
Products |
472 |
| Jami,
Inc |
Florence |
Modular
Furniture |
306 |
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| The
HON Company |
Florence |
Wood
Office Furniture |
225 |
| Tarkett |
Florence |
Vinyl
Flooring |
220 |
| Flexco |
Tuscumbia |
Vinyl
Flooring |
220 |
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| Whitesell
Corporation |
Muscle
Shoals |
Fasteners |
206 |
| Monarch
Ceramic Tile |
Florence |
Porcelain
Tile |
202 |
| SouthWire |
Florence |
Insulated Copper
/ Electrical Wire |
187 |
| Shoals
Tubular |
Florence |
Air-Conditioning |
170 |
| Southeastern
Extrusion |
Florence |
Precision
Tool & Die |
170 |
| TNT
Fireworks |
Florence |
Fireworks |
160 |
| Occidental
Chemical |
Muscle
Shoals |
Caustic
Potash / Potassium Carbonate |
148 |
| E.S.
Robbins |
Muscle
Shoals |
Plastic
containers, closures, fencing
products, vinyl chair mats,
environmental doors, curtains,
baby nursers & accessories,
measuring cap & bottle |
145 |
| Times
Daily |
Florence |
Newspaper |
130 |
| Buffalo
Rock / Pepsi |
Tuscumbia |
Soft
Drinks, Full Line Vending |
117 |
| Robbins,
LLC |
Tuscumbia |
Commercial
Rubber, inner tubes |
111 |
| North
American Lighting |
Muscle Shoals |
Automotive
Lighting Fistures |
101 |
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