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Alabama Quick Facts - From the US Census Bureau

Data Alabama USA
Population, 2003 4.5 million (1.5% of total) 291 million
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.3% 25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.0% 12.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 71.1% 75.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 26.0% 12.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 70.3% 69.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.7% 12.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.3% 80.4%
Homeownership rate, 2000 72.5% 66.2%
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.1% 12.4%
Median household income, 1999 $34,135 (81.3% of national average) $41,994
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) $34.3 billion
(1.8% of US total, $7,622 per capita)
$1.9 trillion
($6,529 per capita)
Persons per square mile, 2000 87.6 79.6
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