| | People QuickFacts | Dallas County | Alabama |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 42,864 | 4,822,023 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 43,820 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -2.2% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 43,820 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 26.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.5% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 53.7% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 29.4% | 70.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 69.4% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.8% | 4.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 29.0% | 66.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 85.6% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.8% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 1.4% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 76.2% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 13.6% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,304 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25.1 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 20,098 | 2,182,088 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.5% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.1% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $70,200 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 16,913 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.56 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,259 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $26,909 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 34.7% | 17.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Dallas County | Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 780 | 99,2511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 11,399 | 1,568,1111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -24.6 | -5.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,731 | 320,605 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,148 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 49.1% | 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 | 4.4% | 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 | 28.8% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,174,763 | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 437,359 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,223 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,708 | 6,426,342 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 76 | 11,667 |