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
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