| | People QuickFacts | Alexander City | Alabama |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 14,876 | 4,803,689 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 14,875 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 14,875 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.5% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.5% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.7% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 62.2% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 32.0% | 26.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.8% | 3.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 61.4% | 67.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 83.4% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.4% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 75.6% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.2% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,215 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.1 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,834 | 2,171,853 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 58.7% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.6% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $95,700 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,914 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.47 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $20,552 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $34,453 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.1% | 17.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Alexander City | Alabama |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,636 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.4% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 228,733 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,244 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 18,806 | 6,426,342 |