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Alabama

5,039,877 Population
50,647.1 square miles 99.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$30,608 ±$358 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$53,913 ±$781 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

16.1% ±0.6% (794,326  ±27,043) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

25.3 minutes ±0.2 (49,546,300  ±650,241) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

1,967,559 ±10,527 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (4,925,305  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.8% ±0.4% (55,593  ±4,446) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

2,313,616 ±360 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$172,800 ±$2,083 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12% ±0.5% (597,226  ±25,699.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

87.9% ±0.8% (3,034,741  ±29,413.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
27.4% ±0.5% (946,766  ±15,509.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

5.1% ±0.2% (243,951  ±10,381) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

3.5% ±0.1% (176,514  ±6,898) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

8.1% ±0.3% (315,142  ±10,552) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
315,142 Total veterans ±10,552 281,771 Male ±9,686 33,371 Female ±3,744

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