Census Reporter

Alabama

4,893,186 Population
50,647.1 square miles 96.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,934 ±$214 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$52,035 ±$377 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

16% ±0.2% (762,642  ±11,016) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

25.2 minutes ±0.2 (50,359,400  ±365,196) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,888,504 ±5,749 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (4,776,007  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.1% ±0.2% (58,758  ±2,122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

2,270,398 ±320 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$149,600 ±$973 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

13.2% ±0.2% (636,737  ±9,893.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

86.9% ±0.4% (2,905,059  ±13,768.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
26.2% ±0.2% (877,044  ±7,339.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

5.3% ±0.1% (243,094  ±4,265.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

3.4% ±0.1% (168,053  ±3,145) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.6% ±0.1% (324,857  ±4,568) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
324,857 Total veterans ±4,568 291,222 Male ±4,155 33,635 Female ±1,471

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