Alabama state Economy Profile

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Alabama state Economy

59.73% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Alabama. Among them 27.81% are females aged 16 and over. Eighty-two point nine nine percent of Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.5% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point zero seven percent of Alabama residents work at home.

The total population of Alabama is four million, four hundred and forty-seven thousand, one hundred people. The median household income in Alabama is $34,135. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 29.49% of all occupations. 11.31% of Alabama population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 25.9% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 19.03% of occupations.

18.24% of families in Alabama have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Alabama median household income is $34,135. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive thirty-two thousand, three hundred and eighty-three dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $22,518.

	Alabama	%, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	3,450,542		217,168,077
In labor force	2,061,169	59.73%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,047,100	59.33%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,920,189	55.65%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	126,911	3.68%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	14,069	0.41%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,389,373	40.27%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,816,176	52.63%	51.66%
In labor force	959,488	27.81%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	957,380	27.75%	29.65%
- - Employed	890,702	25.81%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	336,150	9.74%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	196,160		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,900,089		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	1,576,882	82.99%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	234,020	12.32%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	9,496	0.5%	4.73%
Walked	25,360	1.33%	2.93%
Other means	15,028	0.79%	1.19%
Worked at home	39,303	2.07%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.8		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	1,920,189		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	566,325	29.49%	33.65%
Service occupations	259,106	13.49%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	497,262	25.9%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	14,855	0.77%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	217,200	11.31%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	365,441	19.03%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	37,310	1.94%	1.87%
Construction	145,809	7.59%	6.78%
Manufacturing	352,566	18.36%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	70,055	3.65%	3.6%
Retail trade	233,742	12.17%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	101,588	5.29%	5.2%
Information	42,754	2.23%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	110,743	5.77%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	136,580	7.11%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	370,274	19.28%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	122,333	6.37%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	97,520	5.08%	4.87%
Public administration	98,915	5.15%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	1,496,538	77.94%	78.47%
Government workers	298,434	15.54%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	119,345	6.22%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	5,872	0.31%	0.31%

	Alabama	%, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,737,385		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	250,526	14.42%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	140,880	8.11%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	257,393	14.81%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	236,732	13.63%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	286,612	16.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	298,347	17.17%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	134,135	7.72%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	85,987	4.95%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	22,171	1.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	24,602	1.42%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,135		41,994
With earnings	1,337,097	38.75%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,719		56,604
With Social Security income	486,287	14.09%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,374		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	104,173	3.02%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,686		6,320
With public assistance income	38,964	1.13%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,108		3,032
With retirement income	311,581	9.03%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,110		17,376
Families	1,223,185		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	103,257	8.44%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	72,749	5.95%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	160,921	13.16%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	166,800	13.64%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	223,079	18.24%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	256,566	20.98%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	120,781	9.87%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	78,002	6.38%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,965	1.63%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	21,065	1.72%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	41,657		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,189		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,383		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,518		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	153,113		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	113,695	74.26%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	51,692	33.76%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	85,644		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	73,882	86.27%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	33,426	39.03%	42.27%
Individuals	698,097		33,899,812
18 years and over	460,216	65.92%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	86,276	12.36%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	233,961	33.51%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	164,899	23.62%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	196,748	28.18%	31.63%

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