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The South > Alabama > People

ALABAMIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 59.7 [25th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 74% [6th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 431.5 [1st of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 98.3 [23rd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 0.7 [40th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 33.9 [50th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,006
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 19% [26th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 81% [2nd of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Alabamian or Alabaman
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 24,000 [31st of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.527 per 100 people [36th of 43]
Median Age 37 [24th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 64.2 % [15th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 12.8 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 25.9% [25th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 17.4% [26th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 49.7% [16th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 40.9% [15th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 57.7 % [6th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 20.7 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 23.6 % [15th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 34.8 % [17th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 16.8 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 7.8 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 46 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 12.7 % [18th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.1 % [37th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.5 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 0.8 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 26 % [7th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 2.5 % [46th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [48th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 0.6 % [45th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.1 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 71.1 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 69.9 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.8 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 13.2 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.6 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 3.4 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 1.7 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 2 % [41st of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 13.1% [23rd of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 75.8 % [9th of 51]
Percent of total population 1.51% [23rd of 56]
Population 4,557,808 [23rd of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 110,457 [28th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 2.5% [40th of 52]
Population density 87.6 [26th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 33.84 humans/km² [27th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 87.6 humans/sq. mi [27th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 6% [47th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [37th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 140,365 [44th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 13 [39th of 48]
Sex Ratio 92.6 [47th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 107,806 [33rd of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 44,489 [33rd of 51]
Total Black Population 1,158,413 [16th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 25.416 per 100 people [7th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 33,334 [44th of 51]
Total Native Americans 5,265 [42nd of 51]
Total Two or More Races 108,914 [11th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.4% [34th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 0.4% [33rd of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 95,000 [34th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.208 per 10 people [39th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 72,000 [33rd of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.158 per 10 people [34th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 54 [27th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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