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State Senate District 17, AL

135,787 Population
1,004 square miles 135.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,717 ±$1,203 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Alabama: $36,087 ±$217
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$79,815 ±$2,783 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $63,999 ±$399
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.3% ±1% (12,409  ±1,312) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 772,360 (±0.2% / ±9,870)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,731,200  ±79,597) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

50,497 ±1,369 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,997,247 ±6,490
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (134,760  ±2,472) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,948,158
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±1% (1,519  ±290) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 5% 59,417 (±0.2% / ±2,024)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

56,446 ±1,348 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,337,265 ±430
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$235,400 ±$5,338 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $209,900 ±$1,076
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±1.2% (13,533  ±1,672.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 11.8% 591,202 (±0.2% / ±10,901.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.5% ±1.4% (83,959  ±2,397.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 88.6% 3,078,391 (±0.4% / ±14,060.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.8% ±1.3% (22,331  ±1,286.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 28.4% 985,483 (±0.2% / ±8,202.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.5% ±0.4% (3,448  ±517) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alabama: 4% 203,578
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±0.6% (6,544  ±665) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.7% 303,253 (±0.1% / ±4,702)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
6,544 Total veterans ±665 5,950 Male ±595 594 Female ±183

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