The State:

• Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
• Size: 52,419 square miles
• Population in 2000: 4,447,100; 55.4% urban; 44.6% rural
• Population in 1990: 4,040,587
• Population Change: Up 10.1% 1990-2000; Up 3.8% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 23d of 50; 1.6% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Birmingham (236,620); Montgomery (200,123); Mobile (193,464); Huntsville (164,237); Tuscaloosa (79,294)
• Registered Voters: No party registration
• Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
• Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
• State Senate: 25 D 10 R
• State House: 63 D 42 R
• State Legislative Term Limits: No

The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.

• Race/Ethnic Origin: 3,125,819 (70.3%) white; 1,150,076 (25.9%) black; 30,989 (0.7%) Asian; 21,618 (0.5%) American Indian; 1,059 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 39,086 (0.9%) two-plus races; 2,623 (0.1%) other; 75,830 (1.7%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 14.8% USA, 6.8% English, 6.7% Irish, 5.0% German, 1.7% Scotch-Irish
• State Natives: 73.4% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 1.2% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 94.2% English; 3.1% Spanish; 1.8% Other Eur.
• Education: 75.3% high school graduates; 19.0% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 447,397 (13.5%); WWII: (17.5%); Korea: (14.0%); Vietnam: (32.9%); First Gulf War: (11.6%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 1.9% agriculture; 7.6% construction; 5.8% finance; 2.2% information; 23.7% manufacturing; 26.4% professional; 5.2% public administration; 15.8% trade; 11.4% other
• Work Force: 30.3% blue collar; 55.4% white collar; 14.3% gray collar
• Work Sector: 77.9% private; 15.5% government; 6.2% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $34,135
  • 16.1% are below the poverty line
  • 22.5% less than $15,000
  • 28.4% $15-35,000
  • 16.5% $35-50,000
  • 24.9% $50-100,000
  • 4.9% $100-150,000
  • 2.7% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $76,700
  • 28.4% less than $50,000
  • 38.3% $50-100,000
  • 24.7% $100-200,000
  • 5.2% $200-300,000
  • 2.3% $300-500,000
  • 1.1% more than $500,000