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Title: Census of Population and Housing, 1990

Author: United States Bureau of the Census

Posting Date: December 21, 2011 [EBook #29] Release Date: August, 1992

Language: English

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THE 1990 UNITED STATES CENSUS

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
   *** Alabama

      Total population……………………………….. 4,040,587
SEX
   Male…………………………………………….. 1,936,162
   Female…………………………………………… 2,104,425
AGE
   Under 5 years…………………………………….. 283,295
   5 to 17 years…………………………………….. 775,493
   18 to 20 years……………………………………. 205,557
   21 to 24 years……………………………………. 237,778
   25 to 44 years……………………………………. 1,232,067
   45 to 54 years……………………………………. 419,421
   55 to 59 years……………………………………. 183,677
   60 to 64 years……………………………………. 180,310
   65 to 74 years……………………………………. 301,218
   75 to 84 years……………………………………. 173,264
   85 years and over…………………………………. 48,507
   Median age……………………………………….. 33.0
Under 18 years………………………………………. 1,058,788
   Percent of total population………………………… 26.2
65 years and over……………………………………. 522,989
   Percent of total population………………………… 12.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households…………………………………….. 1,506,790
   Family households (families)……………………….. 1,103,835
      Married-couple families…………………………. 858,327
         Percent of total households…………………… 57.0
      Other family, male householder…………………… 44,288
      Other family, female householder…………………. 201,220
   Nonfamily households………………………………. 402,955
         Percent of total households…………………… 26.7
      Householder living alone………………………… 358,078
         Householder 65 years and over…………………. 154,191
   Persons living in households……………………….. 3,948,185
   Persons per household……………………………… 2.62
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters……………………. 92,402
      Institutionalized persons……………………….. 51,583
      Other persons in group quarters………………….. 40,819
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White……………………………………………. 2,975,797
   Black……………………………………………. 1,020,705
      Percent of total population……………………… 25.3
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut…………………… 16,506
      Percent of total population……………………… 0.4
   Asian or Pacific Islander………………………….. 21,797
      Percent of total population……………………… 0.5
   Other race……………………………………….. 5,782
   Hispanic origin (of any race)………………………. 24,629
      Percent of total population……………………… 0.6

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2
   *** Alabama

      Total housing units…………………………….. 1,670,379
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,506,790
      Owner occupied…………………………………. 1,061,897
         Percent owner occupied……………………….. 70.5
      Renter occupied………………………………… 444,893
   Vacant housing units………………………………. 163,589
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use……… 35,609
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)…………………….. 1.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)……………………….. 9.4
   Persons per owner-occupied unit…………………….. 2.70
   Persons per renter-occupied unit……………………. 2.44
   Units with over 1 person per room…………………… 52,927
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached………………………………….. 1,133,927
   1-unit, attached………………………………….. 31,943
   2 to 4 units……………………………………… 96,104
   5 to 9 units……………………………………… 66,413
   10 or more units………………………………….. 102,462
   Mobile home, trailer, other………………………… 239,530
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units……………………… 753,827
      Less than $50,000………………………………. 343,854
      $50,000 to $99,000……………………………… 310,737
      $100,000 to $149,000……………………………. 62,459
      $150,000 to $199,999……………………………. 20,129
      $200,000 to $299,999……………………………. 11,264
      $300,000 or more……………………………….. 5,384
      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 53,700
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent……… 386,179
      Less than $250…………………………………. 214,363
      $250 to $499…………………………………… 155,027
      $500 to $749…………………………………… 14,380
      $750 to $999…………………………………… 1,594
      $1,000 or more…………………………………. 815
      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 229
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,506,790
      White…………………………………………. 1,159,263
      Black…………………………………………. 334,513
         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 22.2
      American Indian, Eskimo, or