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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

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)

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 ±,270.8 (4,964,454  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

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)

Housing

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

$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)

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)

4% ±,432.5% (203,143  ±9,674) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

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)
299,495 Total veterans ±7,686 263,414 Male ±6,826 36,081 Female ±3,274

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