Alabama Profile and Statistics

Alabama Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Alabama had 1798304 total households with the average home having 2.48 residents and the average family coming in at 3.04.

Of those homes reported, 30% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.7% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 35241 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 151238 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Alabama, 494796 people live alone, and of that, 178279 are 65 and over.

There were 617576 (34.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 439222 (24.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Alabama

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 4467216, 40.3 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20 are spouses. There are 1317941 children, and 293832 comprise “other relatives.” 164493 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 62955 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Alabama Census Marital Status data

In Alabama, there are 1748727 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 519299 have never married; 953419 are currently still married, but have separated. 35553 are legally separated, 190162 are divorced and 50294 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1915298), 24.1% never married, 48.8% are married but separated while 2.9% are legally still separated. 12.4% are divorced and 11.8% are widowed.

Alabama Fertility Rates and AL Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Alabama (AL): In the 2007 report, 63234 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Alabama (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 25408 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 44 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 37 babies, while there were 107 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 16.

Alabama Grandparents Statistics

There are 111591 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 62956 (56.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64% are the grandmothers and 70.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 13767 have done it for less than a year; 15123 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 10306 handling things 3 or 4 years and 23760 doing the job 5 or more years.

Alabama School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (AL)

In Alabama, 1165158 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 70367 (6%) are in nursery or preschool; 63445 (5.4%) are in kindergarten, while 495915 (42.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 251292 (21.6%) are slogging through High School, while 284139 (24.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 32.3% (973126); 13.3% (402159) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3015910), 199377 (6.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 404661 (13.4%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 973126 (32.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 601540 (19.9%) have some college experience but no degree; 199544 (6.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 402159 (13.3%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 235503 (7.8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Alabama is 3455489. Of that, 407695 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 4199562 (100%) – of that, 851460 (20.3%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (682685), 53351 (7.8%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2928614), 509988 (17.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (588263), 288121 (49%) have a disability.

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