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Montgomery Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Montgomery has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Montgomery, AL

People QuickFacts Montgomery Alabama
Population, 2006 estimate 201,998 4,599,030
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 0.1% 3.4%
Population, 2000 201,568 4,447,100
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.9% 25.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.8% 13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.1% 51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 47.7% 71.1%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 49.6% 26.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0% 1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.2% 1.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.6% 57.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.1% 2.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.2% 3.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.7% 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 29.4% 19.0%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.6 24.8
 
Housing units, 2000 86,787 1,963,711
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.9% 72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $86,800 $85,100
 
Households, 2000 78,384 1,737,080
Persons per household, 2000 2.44 2.49
Median household income, 1999 $35,627 $34,135
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,385 $18,189
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 17.7% 16.1%
Business QuickFacts Montgomery Alabama
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,279,005 43,641,369
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,515,081 43,784,342
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,510 $9,773
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 315,444 4,692,297
Total number of firms, 2002 15,360 309,544
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.8% 9.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.8% 1.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.7% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.4% 26.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Montgomery Alabama
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 155 50,744
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,297.3 87.6
FIPS Code 51000 01
Counties Montgomery County