Census Reporter

Alabama

4,887,871 Population
50,646.6 square miles 96.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,525 ±$341 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$49,861 ±$783 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

16.8% ±0.4% (800,422  ±20,616) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

25.2 minutes ±0.2 (50,352,035  ±661,709) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,855,184 ±11,821 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (4,770,428  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.8% ±0.4% (66,070  ±4,793) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

2,274,711 ±284 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$147,900 ±$2,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13.6% ±0.5% (659,332  ±22,266.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

86.6% ±0.8% (2,889,285  ±27,007.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
25.5% ±0.5% (852,037  ±15,058.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

5.3% ±0.2% (243,857  ±10,712) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

3.3% ±0.1% (162,567  ±6,299) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.6% ±0.3% (324,612  ±9,851) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
324,612 Total veterans ±9,851 286,920 Male ±8,613 37,692 Female ±3,265

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