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Congressional District 5, AL

743,238 Population
3,361.6 square miles 221.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$40,951 ±$1,212 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $33,777 ±$383
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$73,698 ±$2,073 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $59,674 ±$727
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.3% ±1.2% (82,092  ±8,970) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alabama: 16.2% 800,395 (±0.5% / ±23,225)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.9 minutes ±0.7 (7,479,880  ±284,278) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 25.4 52,234,320 (±0.3 / ±799,241)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

298,993 ±3,388 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,016,448 ±11,475
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (726,511  ±3,287) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,932,977
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.3% ±1% (7,220  ±1,656) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 5.2% 61,506 (±0.4% / ±4,652)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

326,553 ±1,218 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,339,582 ±307
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$264,200 ±$6,191 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alabama: $200,900 ±$2,774
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.9% ±1% (94,855  ±7,574.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 12.4% 624,896 (±0.4% / ±22,027.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

90.5% ±2.2% (467,721  ±11,436.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 88.8% 3,085,627 (±0.8% / ±28,475.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
37.5% ±1.3% (193,660  ±6,917.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 28.8% 1,000,791 (±0.5% / ±15,844.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

6.5% ±0.5% (43,949  ±3,143.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 5.4% 255,278 (±0.1% / ±4,952.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

4.8% ±0.7% (35,506  ±4,983) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 3.8% 191,234
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

9.8% ±0.7% (57,189  ±4,084) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 7.7% 303,619 (±0.2% / ±7,848)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
57,189 Total veterans ±4,084 50,947 Male ±3,411 6,242 Female ±1,381

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