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Language Spoken At Home in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,472,235 | 100% |
English only | 4,241,429 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 230,806 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 107,021 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 149,070 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 79,814 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 37,843 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,720 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 34,670 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,114 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 9,223 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,373 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,777,326 | 100% |
American | 679,068 | 14.2% |
Arab | 9,717 | 0.2% |
Czech | 4,388 | 0.1% |
Danish | 4,728 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 51,863 | 1.1% |
English | 420,527 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 84,575 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 9,148 | 0.2% |
German | 357,091 | 7.5% |
Greek | 7,646 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 4,905 | 0.1% |
Irish | 465,704 | 9.7% |
Italian | 82,806 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 2,097 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 15,374 | 0.3% |
Polish | 31,992 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 3,454 | 0.1% |
Russian | 8,007 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 80,688 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 92,374 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 1,968 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 35,634 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 18,950 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 4,816 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 2,076 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 18,835 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8,013 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,837,576 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,242,544 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 521,728 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 890,715 | 48.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 336,837 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 75,330 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,960 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 276,499 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 151,931 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 595,032 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 520,356 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 186,678 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 597,337 | 32.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 475,330 | 25.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,662,328 | 100% |
Householder | 1,837,576 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 890,570 | 19.1% |
Child | 1,410,806 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 337,028 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 186,348 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 65,409 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,841,356 | 100% |
Never married | 584,355 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 957,174 | 52.0% |
Separated | 39,467 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 52,899 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 207,461 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,003,035 | 100% |
Never married | 517,693 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 937,087 | 46.8% |
Separated | 61,290 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 222,434 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 264,531 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 68,685 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 28,804 | 41.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 118,622 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 67,115 | 56.6% |
Less than 1 year | 12,677 | 10.7% |
1 or 2 years | 15,381 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 11,307 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 27,750 | 23.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 67,115 | 100% |
Who are female | 42,804 | 63.8% |
Who are married | 46,980 | 70.0% |
School Enrollment in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,220,805 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 68,619 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 64,873 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 509,551 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 255,665 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 322,097 | 26.4% |
Educational Attainment in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,166,424 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 187,882 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 363,148 | 11.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 991,406 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 691,686 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 227,301 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 448,117 | 14.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 256,884 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.3% |
Veteran Status in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,630,798 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 398,343 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,693,822 | 100% |
With a disability | 764,306 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 1,128,220 | 100% |
With a disability | 55,746 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 2,921,943 | 100% |
With a disability | 427,742 | 14.6% |
65 years and over | 643,659 | 100% |
With a disability | 280,818 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,720,103 | 100% |
Same house | 4,005,867 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 698,628 | 14.8% |
Same county | 429,927 | 9.1% |
Different county | 268,701 | 5.7% |
Same state | 155,210 | 3.3% |
Different state | 113,491 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 15,608 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,777,326 | 100% |
Native | 4,610,592 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 4,574,045 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 3,354,931 | 70.2% |
Different state | 1,219,114 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 36,547 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 166,734 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 166,734 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 51,002 | 30.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 115,732 | 69.4% |
Year of Entry in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 203,281 | 100% |
Native | 36,547 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 609 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,938 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 166,734 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6,868 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 159,866 | 95.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alabama
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 166,734 | 100% |
Europe | 18,476 | 11.1% |
Asia | 45,086 | 27.0% |
Africa | 6,768 | 4.1% |
Oceania | 670 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 92,441 | 55.4% |
Northern America | 3,293 | 2.0% |