People QuickFacts	Gadsden	Alabama
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	36,813	4,802,740
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	36,856	4,779,735
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	-0.1%	0.5%
 	Population, 2010    	36,856	4,779,736
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.4%	6.4%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	22.5%	23.7%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	16.8%	13.8%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	52.5%	51.5% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	57.3%	68.5%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	36.3%	26.2%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.6%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.6%	1.1%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	1.9%	1.5%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	5.4%	3.9%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	56.0%	67.0% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	79.3%	84.3%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	3.2%	3.4%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	5.0%	4.9%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	77.2%	81.4%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	15.6%	21.7%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	19.9	23.9 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	61.3%	71.1%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	19.6%	15.5%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$71,000	$117,600
 	Households, 2006-2010    	15,806	1,821,210
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.27	2.53
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$18,610	$22,984
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$28,386	$42,081
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	24.9%	17.1%

   	Business QuickFacts	Gadsden	Alabama
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	3,347	382,350
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	13.2%	14.8%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.8%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	1.2%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	24.0%	28.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	977,752	112,858,843
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	168,673	52,252,752
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	722,565	57,344,851
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$19,598	$12,364
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	94,627	6,426,342

   	Geography QuickFacts	Gadsden	Alabama
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	37.16	50,645.33
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	991.8	94.4
 	FIPS Code    	28696	01
 	Counties    	Etowah County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts