Gardendale, Alabama Census Data & Community Profile

GARDENDALE GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Gardendale, AL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Gardendale, AL was 11,626.

Gardendale Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Gardendale was 5,437, which represents 46.8 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Gardendale, AL
There are an estimated 3,115 married men in the town. 68 percent of men over 15 years old in Gardendale are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Gardendale is 6,189 which is 53.2 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Gardendale, Alabama
There are an estimated 3,171 married women in the community. 60.9 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Gardendale, AL
The median age of people living in Gardendale, AL was 41.5 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Gardendale was 637. There were 9,122 people above the age of 18, which represents 78.5 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 18.6 percent of the population (2,157) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Gardendale, AL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Gardendale, AL was 11,571.

White Population in Gardendale, AL
The estimated White population in the Gardendale community is 11,299, which is 97.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Gardendale, Alabama
The estimated Black/African American population is 172, which is 1.5 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Gardendale, AL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Gardendale, AL was 20.

Asian Population in Gardendale, Alabama
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 62.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Gardendale, AL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Gardendale was an estimated 2.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 16, while those of “two or more races” was 55 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Gardendale community was 75, or 0.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Gardendale, AL
The household population number in Gardendale was 11,472.

Group Quarters Population in Gardendale, AL
Group Quarters population in the community was 154.

Average Household Size in Gardendale, AL
The average household size in Gardendale is 2.42 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.88 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Gardendale, AL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 4,959 total housing units in Gardendale.

The number of occupied housing units was 4,733, or 95.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 3,932 were owner-occupied (83.1), and 801 were renter-occupied (16.9, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 226 vacant homes in Gardendale at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Gardendale, Alabama
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 3,417, with a median value in dollars of 110,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Gardendale, AL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $874 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Gardendale, average costs per month were $222 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 7,178 people in the community had a high school degree, or 85.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Gardendale, Alabama
1,395 people in Gardendale also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 16.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Gardendale, AL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Gardendale was 1,449, or 15.6 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Gardendale, AL
In 2000, there were 2,230 people in Gardendale, AL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Gardendale, AL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 298 people in Gardendale who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Gardendale, Alabama
There were 6,148 in the labor force in Gardendale at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 63.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Gardendale was 24.2 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Gardendale, AL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $45,786. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Gardendale, AL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $56,929. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Gardendale, Alabama
Per capita income in Gardendale in the last full census was 22,673. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Gardendale numbered 125, or 3.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Gardendale, AL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 591, or 5.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.