Alabama Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	4,447,100	100.0

Male	2,146,504	48.3
Female	2,300,596	51.7

Under 5 years	295,992	6.7
5 to 9 years	315,345	7.1
10 to 14 years	320,252	7.2
15 to 19 years	324,580	7.3
20 to 24 years	306,865	6.9
25 to 34 years	603,015	13.6
35 to 44 years	685,512	15.4
45 to 54 years	600,209	13.5
55 to 59 years	225,450	5.1
60 to 64 years	190,082	4.3
65 to 74 years	316,748	7.1
75 to 84 years	195,749	4.4
85 years and over	67,301	1.5

Median age (years)	35.8	(X)

18 years and over	3,323,678	74.7
Male	1,570,851	35.3
Female	1,752,827	39.4
21 years and over	3,124,317	70.3
62 years and over	690,914	15.5
65 years and over	579,798	13.0
Male	231,486	5.2
Female	348,312	7.8

RACE
One race	4,402,921	99.0
White	3,162,808	71.1
Black or African American	1,155,930	26.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	22,430	0.5
Asian	31,346	0.7
Asian Indian	6,900	0.2
Chinese	6,337	0.1
Filipino	2,727	0.1
Japanese	1,966	0.0
Korean	4,116	0.1
Vietnamese	4,628	0.1
Other Asian ¹	4,672	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,409	0.0
Native Hawaiian	359	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	577	0.0
Samoan	209	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	264	0.0
Some other race	28,998	0.7
Two or more races	44,179	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	3,199,953	72.0
Black or African American	1,168,998	26.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	44,449	1.0
Asian	39,458	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,169	0.1
Some other race	38,201	0.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	4,447,100	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	75,830	1.7
Mexican	44,522	1.0
Puerto Rican	6,322	0.1
Cuban	2,354	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	22,632	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,371,270	98.3
White alone	3,125,819	70.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	4,447,100	100.0
In households	4,332,380	97.4
Householder	1,737,080	39.1
Spouse	906,916	20.4
Child	1,302,505	29.3
Own child under 18 years	989,799	22.3
Other relatives	240,463	5.4
Under 18 years	113,123	2.5
Nonrelatives	145,416	3.3
Unmarried partner	58,537	1.3
In group quarters	114,720	2.6
Institutionalized population	65,363	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	49,357	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,737,080	100.0
Family households (families)	1,215,968	70.0
With own children under 18 years	561,458	32.3
Married-couple family	906,916	52.2
With own children under 18 years	391,185	22.5
Female householder, no husband present	246,466	14.2
With own children under 18 years	141,057	8.1
Nonfamily households	521,112	30.0
Householder living alone	453,898	26.1
Householder 65 years and over	169,738	9.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	626,857	36.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	418,608	24.1

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,963,711	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,737,080	88.5
Vacant housing units	226,631	11.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	47,205	2.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,737,080	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,258,705	72.5
Renter-occupied housing units	478,375	27.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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