Hale County, AL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Hale county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,564 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 298 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 233 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,352 | 51.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,214 | 26.6 |
| College or graduate school | 467 | 10.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 10,591 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,412 | 13.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,271 | 21.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,803 | 35.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,725 | 16.3 |
| Associate degree | 522 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 541 | 5.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 317 | 3.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 13,007 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,065 | 31.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 6,244 | 48.0 |
| Separated | 422 | 3.2 |
| Widowed | 1,238 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,028 | 7.9 |
| Divorced | 1,038 | 8.0 |
Female | 601 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 519 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 332 | 64.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,130 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,144 | 9.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,438 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 468 | 10.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,865 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,933 | 33.1 |
Percent employed | 47.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 5,932 | 66.9 |
Percent employed | 65.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,191 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,198 | 54.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,785 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,754 | 68.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,930 | 31.2 |
Same county | 2,717 | 17.2 |
Different county | 2,213 | 14.0 |
Same state | 1,550 | 9.8 |
Different state | 663 | 4.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 101 | 0.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 17,185 | 100.0 |
| Native | 17,132 | 99.7 |
Born in United States | 17,118 | 99.6 |
State of residence | 15,301 | 89.0 |
Different state | 1,817 | 10.6 |
Born outside United States | 14 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 53 | 0.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 14 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 46 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 7 | 0.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 53 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 14 | 26.4 |
| Asia | 11 | 20.8 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 28 | 52.8 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,785 | 100.0 |
| English only | 15,464 | 98.0 |
| Language other than English | 321 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 50 | 0.3 |
Spanish | 227 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 25 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 81 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 13 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 17,185 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 12,653 | 73.6 |
| Arab | 13 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 128 | 0.7 |
| English | 626 | 3.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 171 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 33 | 0.2 |
| German | 309 | 1.8 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 419 | 2.4 |
| Italian | 19 | 0.1 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 9 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 64 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 263 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 73 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 253 | 1.5 |
| Swedish | 8 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,464 | 8.5 |
| Welsh | 12 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,771 | 51.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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