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Alabama, USA

Alabama, USA

Basic Information

Full Name: State of Alabama
Capital: Montgomery
Joined Union: December 14, 1819 (203 years ago)

Population (2021)

Total Population: 5.04 million people
Population Growth: +0.45% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 96.14 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 64868 people/yr
Annual Births: 56320 people/yr

Demographics

Race:
- White: 68.1%
- Black/African American: 26.6%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Hispanic Origin: 4.3%
US Citizens: 97.8%

Educational Attainment (For population age 25 and older)

College Degree and Above: 34% (0.836 × national average)
High School Diploma: 30.8% (1.14 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 13.8% (1.15 × national average)

Geographic Properties (2002)

Total Area: 52420 mi²
Land Area: 50650 mi²
Water Area: 1775 mi²
Farmland Area: 9.03 million acres
Mean Elevation: 492.1 ft
Highest Point: Cheaha Mountain, 2405 ft
Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico, 0 ft

Housing (2011)

Housing Units: 2.182 million
Housing Units Change (2000-07) : +173184
Housing Units Change Rate (2000-07) : +1.3% per year
Households: 1.831 million
People per Household (2010) : 2.624 people

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses (2007) : 382350
Nonemployer Businesses (2010) : 320605
Private Non-farm Businesses (2010) : 99251

Income Statistics

Median Household Income (USD per year) : $50536.00 (0.804 × national average)
Per Capita Income (USD per year per person) : $27928 (0.819 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 16.7% (1.25 × national average)

Crime Statistics (2019 estimate)

Total Rate of Crime (crimes/100000 people/yr) : 3185
Total Number of Crimes per Year: 156179

Voting and Registration Rates (2020)

Total Voting Rate: 59.6%
Total Registration Rate: 67%

Public School Finance Information

Total Expenditures (USD) : $7.806 billion ($10469 per student)
Total Revenue (USD) : $7.185 billion ($9636 per student)
Total Debt (USD) : $4.104 billion ($5504 per student)
Total Cash and Securities (USD) : $2.079 billion ($2788 per student)

State Symbols

State Bird: Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus)
State Flower: Camellia (Camellia japonica)
State Tree: Southern longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
State Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere
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