Gadsden, AL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	38,978	100.0

Male	17,934	46.0
Female	21,044	54.0

Under 5 years	2,566	6.6
5 to 9 years	2,496	6.4
10 to 14 years	2,367	6.1
15 to 19 years	2,621	6.7
20 to 24 years	2,646	6.8
25 to 34 years	4,956	12.7
35 to 44 years	4,919	12.6
45 to 54 years	4,995	12.8
55 to 59 years	1,817	4.7
60 to 64 years	1,773	4.5
65 to 74 years	3,782	9.7
75 to 84 years	3,075	7.9
85 years and over	965	2.5

Median age (years)	39.0	(X)

18 years and over	29,994	77.0
Male	13,342	34.2
Female	16,652	42.7
21 years and over	28,356	72.7
62 years and over	8,873	22.8
65 years and over	7,822	20.1
Male	2,812	7.2
Female	5,010	12.9

RACE
One race	38,521	98.8
White	24,434	62.7
Black or African American	13,252	34.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	118	0.3
Asian	208	0.5
Asian Indian	56	0.1
Chinese	20	0.1
Filipino	29	0.1
Japanese	35	0.1
Korean	17	0.0
Vietnamese	18	0.0
Other Asian ¹	33	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	32	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	22	0.1
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	477	1.2
Two or more races	457	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	24,802	63.6
Black or African American	13,457	34.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	283	0.7
Asian	270	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.2
Some other race	591	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	38,978	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,039	2.7
Mexican	411	1.1
Puerto Rican	45	0.1
Cuban	19	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	564	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,939	97.3
White alone	24,016	61.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	38,978	100.0
In households	37,548	96.3
Householder	16,456	42.2
Spouse	6,664	17.1
Child	10,186	26.1
Own child under 18 years	7,278	18.7
Other relatives	2,758	7.1
Under 18 years	1,332	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,484	3.8
Unmarried partner	590	1.5
In group quarters	1,430	3.7
Institutionalized population	878	2.3
Noninstitutionalized population	552	1.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	16,456	100.0
Family households (families)	10,253	62.3
With own children under 18 years	4,095	24.9
Married-couple family	6,664	40.5
With own children under 18 years	2,234	13.6
Female householder, no husband present	2,980	18.1
With own children under 18 years	1,635	9.9
Nonfamily households	6,203	37.7
Householder living alone	5,584	33.9
Householder 65 years and over	2,783	16.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,850	29.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,745	34.9

Average household size	2.28	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,797	100.0
Occupied housing units	16,456	87.5
Vacant housing units	2,341	12.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	61	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	16,456	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,464	63.6
Renter-occupied housing units	5,992	36.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.27	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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