| | People QuickFacts | Houston County | Alabama |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 103,402 | 4,822,023 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 101,547 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.8% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 101,547 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.8% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.2% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 70.8% | 70.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 26.2% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.1% | 4.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 68.4% | 66.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 85.8% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.2% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 82.9% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.8% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 9,263 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 19.9 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 45,706 | 2,182,088 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.8% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.8% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $120,500 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 38,500 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.57 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,152 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,766 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.1% | 17.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Houston County | Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,746 | 97,7431 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 43,457 | 1,573,1381 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.2% | 0.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 6,892 | 320,605 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 10,151 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.1% | 14.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 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 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.5% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,310,677 | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,909,615 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,608 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 177,224 | 6,426,342 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 525 | 13,506 |