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Alabama

5,108,468 Population
50,650.8 square miles 100.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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63%White25%Black0%Native2%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+6%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$35,046 ±$484 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,212 ±$711 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.6% ±0.5% (773,166  ±24,550) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty21%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty12%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.5 minutes ±0.2 (52,788,320  ±614,334) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

2,051,545 ±10,192 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (4,964,454  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married50%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale34%Female29%
Now marriedMale52%Female48%
DivorcedMale11%Female13%
WidowedMale3%Female10%
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5.1% ±0.4% (60,506  ±4,925) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-196%†20-2413%†25-2910%†30-356%†35-391%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

2,360,120 ±220 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied70%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$216,600 ±$2,406 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±0.5% (575,405  ±22,628.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.1% ±0.8% (3,119,065  ±29,507.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
28.9% ±0.5% (1,010,840  ±16,612.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree30%High school30%Some college18%Bachelor's11%Post-grad
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6% ±0.2% (289,668  ±9,233.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only92%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only94%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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4% (203,143  ±9,674) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

11%Europe29%Asia5%†Africa0%†Oceania52%Latin America3%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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7.6% ±0.2% (299,495  ±7,686) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,195†WWII7,568†Korea90,851Vietnam93,587Gulf (1990s)99,128Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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299,495 Total veterans ±7,686 263,414 Male ±6,826 36,081 Female ±3,274

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Alabama <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US01-alabama/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Alabama <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US01-alabama/>