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Gadsden, Alabama QuickFacts

	Gadsden, Alabama	United States
Total population	38,978	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	gadsden

Gadsden, Alabama Population

	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
Male	17,934	46.01%	49.06%
Female	21,044	53.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.0		35.3

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	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
18 years and over	29,994	76.95%	74.31%
21 years and over	28,356	72.75%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,873	22.76%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,822	20.07%	12.43%

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	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
White	24,434	62.69%	75.14%
Black or African American	13,252	34.0%	12.32%
Asian	208	0.53%	3.64%
Some other race	627	1.61%	5.46%
Two or more races	457	1.17%	2.43%

Gadsden, Alabama Housing

	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
Total households	16,456		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,253	62.31%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,203	37.69%	31.94%

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	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
Total housing units	18,788		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,341	12.46%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	16,456	87.59%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,464	55.7%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,992	31.89%	30.77%

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	Gadsden, Alabama	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,777	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,248	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	827	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	315	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	243	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	106	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	50,000	119,600

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	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,914	17.71%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,008	24.36%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,253	13.69%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,393	14.54%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,486	9.03%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,338	20.28%	9.65%

Gadsden, Alabama Education

	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,423		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	620	7.36%	6.47%
Kindergarten	564	6.7%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,801	45.13%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,950	23.15%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,488	17.67%	22.81%

Gadsden, Alabama Economy

	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	31,013		217,168,077
In labor force	15,601	50.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	15,601	50.3%	63.39%
- - Employed	14,200	45.79%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,401	4.52%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	15,412	49.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	17,214	55.51%	51.66%
In labor force	7,654	24.68%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,654	24.68%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,011	22.61%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,927	9.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,703		12,787,501

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	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,403		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,304	20.14%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,846	11.25%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,092	18.85%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,289	13.95%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,408	14.68%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,992	12.14%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	645	3.93%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	490	2.99%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	174	1.06%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	163	0.99%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,823		41,994

	Gadsden, Alabama	%, Gadsden, Alabama	United States
With earnings	10,598	34.17%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,098		56,604
With Social Security income	6,424	20.71%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,511		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,644	5.3%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,729		6,320
With public assistance income	505	1.63%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,709		3,032
With retirement income	3,583	11.55%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,210		17,376

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