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Alabama demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Alabama.

Population: 4,997,675
Median age: 39.3
Median household income: 54,943

Alabama population: 4,997,675

Population

20214,997,675
20204,893,186
20194,876,250
20184,864,680
20174,850,771
20164,841,164
20154,830,620
20144,817,678
20134,799,277
20124,777,326
20114,747,424
20104,712,651
20094,633,360

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Demographic and housing estimates in Alabama

Total population
Total population4,997,675
Male2,429,703
Female2,567,972
Population by age
Total population4,997,675
Under 5 years295,632
5 to 9 years301,814
10 to 14 years329,794
15 to 19 years329,732
20 to 24 years326,900
25 to 34 years647,247
35 to 44 years615,110
45 to 54 years633,931
55 to 59 years337,355
60 to 64 years335,733
65 to 74 years511,902
75 to 84 years248,809
85 years and over83,716
Median age (years)39.3
Under 18 years1,122,381
16 years and over4,005,499
18 years and over3,875,294
21 years and over3,666,945
62 years and over1,042,368
65 years and over844,427
Population by race
Total population4,997,675
One race4,842,360
   White3,338,590
   Black or African American1,324,233
   American Indian and Alaska Native21,661
   Asian70,161
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1,702
   Some other race86,013
Two or more races155,315
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,782,980
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,806,826
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,976,154

Social characteristics in Alabama

Households by type
Total households1,902,983
Family households (families)895,003
Married-couple family87,073
Male householder, no wife present, family341,235
Female householder, no husband present, family254,905
Nonfamily households579,672
Average household size596,471
Average family size2.57

Economic characteristics in Alabama

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,902,983
Less than $10,000140,205
$10,000 to $14,999103,832
$15,000 to $24,999195,229
$25,000 to $34,999190,543
$35,000 to $49,999246,704
$50,000 to $74,999328,532
$75,000 to $99,999230,067
$100,000 to $149,999263,256
$150,000 to $199,999106,617
$200,000 or more97,998
Median household income (dollars)54,943

Housing characteristics in Alabama

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,278,526
Occupied housing units1,902,983
Vacant housing units375,543
Units in structure
Total housing units2,278,526
1-unit, detached1,569,399
1-unit, attached38,599
2 units43,361
3 or 4 units66,238
5 to 9 units95,910
10 to 19 units75,180
20 or more units94,412
Mobile home291,917
Boat, RV, van, etc.3,510
Year structure built
Total housing units2,278,526
Built 2014 or later3,945
Built 2010 to 2013196,467
Built 2000 to 2009352,902
Built 1990 to 1999402,677
Built 1980 to 1989330,245
Built 1970 to 1979359,601
Built 1960 to 1969253,607
Built 1950 to 1959182,661
Built 1940 to 194984,483
Built 1939 or earlier111,938
Rooms
Total housing units2,278,526
1 room33,243
2 rooms27,212
3 rooms126,150
4 rooms313,401
5 rooms497,596
6 rooms467,609
7 rooms317,463
8 rooms218,330
9 rooms or more277,522
Median rooms5.8
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,278,526
No bedroom35,588
1 bedroom138,731
2 bedrooms505,359
3 bedrooms1,119,619
4 bedrooms390,310
5 or more bedrooms88,919
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,902,983
Owner-occupied1,320,571
Renter-occupied582,412
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.64
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.40
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,902,983
Moved in 2017 or later172,815
Moved in 2015 to 2016535,288
Moved in 2010 to 2014307,441
Moved in 2000 to 2009404,393
Moved in 1990 to 1999233,092
Moved in 1989 and earlier249,954
Value
Owner-occupied units1,320,571
Less than $50,000156,996
$50,000 to $99,999241,773
$100,000 to $149,999224,781
$150,000 to $199,999217,564
$200,000 to $299,999244,721
$300,000 to $499,999164,402
$500,000 to $999,99958,805
$1,000,000 or more11,529
Median (dollars)157,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,320,571
Housing units with a mortgage731,317
Housing units without a mortgage589,254
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent523,235
Less than $50075,141
$500 to $999269,859
$1,000 to $1,499138,800
$1,500 to $1,99929,111
$2,000 to $2,4996,419
$2,500 to $2,9991,517
$3,000 or more2,388
Median (dollars)852
No rent paid59,177

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