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Congressional District 2, AL

724,401 Population
10,407.9 square miles 69.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,205 ±$997 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alabama: $35,046 ±$484
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,423 ±$2,050 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $62,212 ±$711
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.7% ±1.4% (117,170  ±9,750) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 773,166 (±0.5% / ±24,550)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.1 minutes ±0.7 (7,154,055  ±259,009) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 52,788,320 (±0.2 / ±614,334)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

285,816 ±4,339 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,051,545 ±10,192
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (703,983  ±7,760) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 2.4 4,964,454
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±1% (8,228  ±1,680) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 60,506 (±0.4% / ±4,925)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

333,411 ±2,480 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,360,120 ±220
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$187,400 ±$5,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alabama: $216,600 ±$2,406
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±1% (82,058  ±7,100.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 575,405 (±0.5% / ±22,628.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.2% ±1.8% (436,221  ±9,663.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 89.1% 3,119,065 (±0.8% / ±29,507.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
25.7% ±1.1% (127,194  ±5,316.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 28.9% 1,010,840 (±0.5% / ±16,612.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

5.3% ±0.5% (35,364  ±3,442.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 5.9% 279,519 (±0.1% / ±4,636.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

3.8% ±0.5% (27,717  ±3,352) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Alabama: 4% 203,143
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

9.9% ±0.6% (54,631  ±3,345) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 7.6% 299,495 (±0.2% / ±7,686)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
54,631 Total veterans ±3,345 45,721 Male ±2,678 8,910 Female ±1,441

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