Alabama Data

 Based on 2000 Census 

Number

  POPULATION

4,447,100

 2004 Estimate

4,414,559

  AGE

 

 Under 5 years

295,992

 5 to 19 years

960,177

 20 to 44 years

1,595,392

 45 to 59 years

825,659

 60 and older

769,880

 65 years and older

579,798

 Median age

36

   
   
 RACE

Percent

 White

71.1%

 Black or African American

26.0%

 Asian

0.5%

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0.0%

 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1.7%

   
   
 HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
 Occupied Housing Units

88.5%

 Owner-Occupied Housing Units

72.5%

 Renter-Occupied Housing Units

27.5%

   

 

    
OCCUPATION
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations

29.5%

Service Occupations

13.5%

Sales and Office Occupations

25.9%

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

 0.8%

Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance operations

11.3%

Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Positions

19.0%

 
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Car, Truck, Van - Alone

29.5%

Car, Truck, Van - Carpooled

12.3%

Public Transportation (Including taxi)

0.5%

Walked

1.3%

Other

0.8%

Worked at Home

2.1%

 
 
INCOME in 1999 - Households 
Less than $10,000

14.4%

$10,000-$24,999

22.9%

$25,000- $49,999

30.1%

$50,000 - $99,999

24.9%

$100,000 - $199,999

6.2%

$200,000 or more

1.4%

Median Household Income

$34,135

 
SOURCE: US CENSUS, 2002 
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