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People QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
Alabama |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
22,553 | 4,661,900 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-7.3% | 4.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
24,324 | 4,447,355 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.6% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
14.4% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.2% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
56.9% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
40.9% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.1% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 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 |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
0.8% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
56.4% | 68.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
69.0% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.3% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.0% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
67.9% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.8% | 19.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,983 | 945,705 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.3 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
11,655 | 2,137,018 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.4% | 72.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
5.5% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$66,900 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,383 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$32,367 | $40,596 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,862 | $18,189 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
23.6% | 16.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
433 | 103,4601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
8,109 | 1,713,3991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-3.1% | 3.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,466 | 293,874 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,434 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
15.8% | 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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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.0% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
952,140 | 66,686,220 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
61,572 | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
150,163 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,258 | $9,771 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
14,132 | 4,692,297 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
9 | 25,845 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
170,062 | 47,889,2901 |
