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People MapStats |
Houston County |
Alabama |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
98,488 | 4,661,900 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
88,787 | 4,447,355 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
10.9% | 4.8% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
9,701 | 214,545 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
6,869 | 308,234 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.1% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
24,441 | 1,123,537 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.2% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
14.7% | 13.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
14,243 | 625,756 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
70,222 | 3,287,453 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
25,012 | 1,224,496 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
351 | 24,315 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
705 | 44,086 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
17 | 1,853 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
864 | 45,648 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
1,756 | 124,741 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
68,678 | 3,175,751 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
72.3% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
25.7% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.7% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.8% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
70.7% | 68.6% |
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Births, 2005 |
1,286 | 60,453 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
924 | 47,090 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
10 | 471 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.0% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.0% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.5% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.4% | 19.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
17,911 | 945,705 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.0 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
43,336 | 2,137,018 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
3,767 | 173,184 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
9.5% | 8.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.5% | 72.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$82,000 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
35,834 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$40,461 | $40,596 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.7% | 16.6% |
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Business MapStats |
Houston County |
Alabama |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
3,042 | 141,811 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$31,922 | $30,894 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
47,106 | 2,182,779 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
3.0% | 3.5% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
63,523 | 2,590,042 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
3,792 | 173,620 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
8,497 | 404,525 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
2,315,617 | 104,089,776 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$36,453 | $40,188 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
2,917 | 103,4601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
49,295 | 1,713,3991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
6.6% | 3.6%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,586 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.4% | 9.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
19.1% | 26.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,303,431 | 66,686,220 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
132,240 | 4,692,297 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,233,450 | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,508,753 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$16,739 | $9,771 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
333 | 25,845 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
35,030 | 3,199,907 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
188,413 | 8,904,387 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
654,978 | 47,889,2901 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$6,740 | $10,3481 |
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