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2005 American Community Survey Gulf Coast Area Data Profiles
Alabama Data Profiles
Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Relationship, Household by Type
Social - Education, Marital Status...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
Housing - Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities...
An * indicates that the January through August and September through December period estimates are significantly different at the 90% confidence level.
NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Selected Social Characteristics
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January through August 2005
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Margin of Error
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September through December 2005
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Margin of Error
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Statistical Significance1
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
| 1,061,615
| +/-53385
| 1,047,724
| +/-55604
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Nursery school, preschool
| 5.7%
| +/-0.8%
| 6.1%
| +/-1.2%
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Kindergarten
| 5.8%
| +/-0.8%
| 5.6%
| +/-1.0%
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
| 45.0%
| +/-2.3%
| 44.0%
| +/-2.8%
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High school (grades 9-12)
| 22.8%
| +/-1.5%
| 21.7%
| +/-1.6%
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College or graduate school
| 20.8%
| +/-1.6%
| 22.8%
| +/-2.1%
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
| 2,734,281
| +/-53147
| 2,757,691
| +/-64572
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Less than 9th grade
| 6.6%
| +/-0.6%
| 7.0%
| +/-0.7%
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
| 13.1%
| +/-0.8%
| 14.0%
| +/-1.0%
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High school graduate (includes equivalency)
| 31.8%
| +/-1.1%
| 31.9%
| +/-1.3%
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Some college, no degree
| 20.1%
| +/-0.8%
| 19.7%
| +/-0.9%
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Associate's degree
| 6.5%
| +/-0.4%
| 6.7%
| +/-0.6%
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Bachelor's degree
| 13.6%
| +/-0.7%
| 13.3%
| +/-0.9%
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Graduate or professional degree
| 8.3%
| +/-0.6%
| 7.5%
| +/-0.6%
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Percent high school graduate or higher
| 80.3
| +/-0.9
| 79.0
| +/-1.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
| 22.0
| +/-0.9
| 20.8
| +/-1.1
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
| 1,530,265
| +/-39180
| 1,539,867
| +/-46299
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Never married
| 26.6%
| +/-1.9%
| 27.0%
| +/-2.1%
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Now married, except separated
| 58.7%
| +/-1.1%
| 57.9%
| +/-1.0%
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Separated
| 1.8%
| +/-0.4%
| 2.0%
| +/-0.5%
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Widowed
| 2.9%
| +/-0.5%
| 2.7%
| +/-0.5%
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Divorced
| 10.0%
| +/-0.9%
| 10.4%
| +/-1.2%
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Females 15 years and over
| 1,766,670
| +/-42609
| 1,765,108
| +/-50673
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Never married
| 22.5%
| +/-1.7%
| 23.0%
| +/-1.7%
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Now married, except separated
| 50.5%
| +/-0.9%
| 50.5%
| +/-0.9%
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Separated
| 2.8%
| +/-0.5%
| 3.0%
| +/-0.6%
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Widowed
| 11.7%
| +/-0.8%
| 11.3%
| +/-0.9%
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Divorced
| 12.5%
| +/-0.9%
| 12.2%
| +/-1.1%
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
| 3,095,947
| +/-61078
| 3,119,755
| +/-74276
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Civilian veterans
| 388,728
| +/-19601
| 373,685
| +/-24148
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 years and over
| 3,881,555
| +/-90748
| 3,877,368
| +/-100728
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With any disability
| 19.8%
| +/-0.7%
| 21.0%
| +/-0.9%
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Population 5 to 15 years
| 659,345
| +/-42586
| 645,647
| +/-47473
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With any disability
| 8.4%
| +/-1.3%
| 8.3%
| +/-1.8%
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Population 16 to 64 years
| 2,654,370
| +/-62620
| 2,667,928
| +/-77009
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With any disability
| 16.7%
| +/-0.9%
| 18.2%
| +/-1.0%
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Population 65 years and over
| 567,840
| +/-25309
| 563,793
| +/-31591
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With any disability
| 47.7%
| +/-2.3%
| 49.2%
| +/-3.1%
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
| 4,100,367
| +/-100084
| 4,112,520
| +/-113075
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Same house
| 83.5%
| +/-1.1%
| 83.7%
| +/-1.4%
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Different house in the U.S.
| 16.0%
| +/-1.5%
| 15.8%
| +/-1.5%
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Same county
| 10.3%
| +/-1.2%
| 10.3%
| +/-1.2%
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Different county
| 5.7%
| +/-0.7%
| 5.5%
| +/-0.8%
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Same state
| 3.1%
| +/-0.5%
| 2.7%
| +/-0.6%
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Different state
| 2.6%
| +/-0.6%
| 2.8%
| +/-0.5%
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Abroad
| 0.5%
| +/-0.2%
| 0.5%
| +/-0.3%
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PLACE OF BIRTH
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Total population
| 4,155,577
| +/-103035
| 4,166,542
| +/-117237
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Native
| 96.7%
| +/-0.2%
| 96.4%
| +/-0.8%
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Born in United States
| 96.0%
| +/-0.5%
| 95.8%
| +/-0.8%
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State of residence
| 70.4%
| +/-1.1%
| 70.7%
| +/-1.3%
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Different state
| 25.6%
| +/-1.0%
| 25.1%
| +/-1.3%
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
| 0.8%
| +/-0.2%
| 0.6%
| +/-0.2%
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Foreign born
| 3.3%
| +/-0.6%
| 3.6%
| +/-0.8%
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
| 3,891,790
| +/-90759
| 3,888,302
| +/-100686
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English only
| 95.2%
| +/-0.3%
| 94.9%
| +/-0.8%
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Language other than English
| 4.8%
| +/-0.7%
| 5.1%
| +/-1.0%
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Spanish
| 2.9%
| +/-0.6%
| 3.3%
| +/-0.8%
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1Users should be cautious when examining the statistical significance of the difference for a
level estimate between the two periods in the profile. Differences may be due to nonsampling errors,
for example, the inability of ACS interviewers to obtain access to some areas.
Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.
The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through
the use of a confidence interval. The interval shown here is a 90 percent confidence interval.
The stated range can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval
defined by the lower and upper bounds contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability,
the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability,
see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
The ACS sample is designed for the production of single-year and multi-year estimates, not partial-year
estimates as are presented in this product. Because of the reduced sample sizes for both period estimates
(relative to the full-year sample), sampling errors on these estimates will generally be larger than the sampling error
for corresponding estimates in the full-year 2005 ACS estimates.
The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences
in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.
For more information on understanding race and Hispanic origin data, please see the Census 2000 Brief
entitled, Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin, issued March 2001.
Explanation of symbols:
1. A '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. A '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. A '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
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