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Alabama State Demographics Data

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  • Table 1. Alabama Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Alabama Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Alabama Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Alabama Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Alabama Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Alabama Crime, Housing, Building Permits
  • Table 7. Alabama Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Alabama Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 50,744
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Number 4,464,356
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Rank 23
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 4,447,100
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 23
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 87.60
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 4,040,389
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 22
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 3,894,025
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 17,256
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 406,711
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 146,364
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 0.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 10.10%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 3.80%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 75,830
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 1.70%


    TABLE 2. Alabama Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, Year 2000 (April 1) 4,447,100
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 295,992
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.70%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 827,430
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 439,612
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 9.90%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 1,288,527
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 29.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 1,015,741
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 22.80%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 316,748
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 7.10%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 195,749
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 4.40%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 67,301
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.50%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 35.80
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males 2,146,504
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Females 2,300,596
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 93.30
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 3,162,808
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 71.10%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 1,155,930
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 26.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 22,430
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 31,346
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 1,409
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 28,998
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 44,179
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.00%


    TABLE 3. Alabama Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 114,720
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 65,363
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 1,737,080
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 1,506,790
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 15.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 4,332,380
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.49
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 453,898
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 26.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 626,857
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 36.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 418,608
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 24.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 1,215,968
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 561,458
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 46.20%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 906,916
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 391,185
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 43.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 246,466
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 141,057
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 57.20%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 2000 521,112
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 402,955
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 29.30%


    TABLE 4. Alabama Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 4,320,281
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 60,914
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 14.10
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 43,258
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 10.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 581
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 9.50
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 349
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 27,346
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 676,569
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 553,223


    TABLE 5. Alabama Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 737,639
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 727,989
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 716,155
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 2,545,969
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 1,702,331
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 66.90%
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 399,228
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 15.70%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 30,790
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 23,597
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 30.50%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 700,944
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -22670
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 260,970
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 16.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 23.80%


    TABLE 6. Alabama Crime, Housing, Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 184,492
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 20,432
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 164,060
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 189,406
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 4,162,142
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,433
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 3,655,993
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 5,181
    Housing, Year 2000 > Total units 1,963,711
    Housing, Year 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 17.60%
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Number 1,737,080
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 1,258,705
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 72.50
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Number 17,406
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 13,672
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 78.50%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 3,332
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 19.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 1,718,032


    TABLE 7. Alabama Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 95,955,607
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 64,094,949
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 49.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income 4,351,037
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Amount (dollars) 22,054
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Percent of national average 81.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 15,961,196
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 66,930,143
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 18,514,581
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 28%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 13,753,680
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 20.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 47,370,327
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by-selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 70.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 6,264,825
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 9.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 3,769,177
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 5.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 15,479,353
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 23.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 13,408,455
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 20.00%
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 13,753,680
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 13,376,333
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 12,886,639



     









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