Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

60,901

100

In labor force

36,654

60.2

Civilian labor force

36,605

60.1

Employed

35,092

57.6

Unemployed

1,513

2.5

Percent of civilian labor force

4.1

(X)

Armed Forces

49

0.1

Not in labor force

24,247

39.8

Females 16 years and over

31,282

100

In labor force

16,113

51.5

Civilian labor force

16,113

51.5

Employed

15,275

48.8

Own children under 6 years

5,531

100

All parents in family in labor force

3,148

56.9

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

34,619

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

28,312

81.8

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

4,400

12.7

Public transportation (including taxicab)

81

0.2

Walked

482

1.4

Other means

173

0.5

Worked at home

1,171

3.4

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

28.2

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

35,092

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

8,592

24.5

Service occupations

3,759

10.7

Sales and office occupations

8,369

23.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

667

1.9

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

4,858

13.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8,847

25.2

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1,556

4.4

Construction

2,940

8.4

Manufacturing

8,070

23

Wholesale trade

1,361

3.9

Retail trade

5,176

14.7

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,985

5.7

Information

546

1.6

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

1,394

4

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

1,615

4.6

Educational, health and social services

5,937

16.9

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

1,780

5.1

Other services (except public administration)

1,644

4.7

Public administration

1,088

3.1

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

27,695

78.9

Government workers

4,024

11.5

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

3,199

9.1

Unpaid family workers

174

0.5

INCOME IN 1999

Households

30,796

100

Less than $10,000

4,122

13.4

$10,000 to $14,999

2,623

8.5

$15,000 to $24,999

4,987

16.2

$25,000 to $34,999

4,775

15.5

$35,000 to $49,999

5,675

18.4

$50,000 to $74,999

5,041

16.4

$75,000 to $99,999

1,866

6.1

$100,000 to $149,999

1,045

3.4

$150,000 to $199,999

361

1.2

$200,000 or more

301

1

Median household income (dollars)

32,256

(X)

With earnings

23,724

77

Mean earnings (dollars)

44,162

(X)

With Social Security income

9,314

30.2

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,164

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

1,768

5.7

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,690

(X)

With public assistance income

456

1.5

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

2,271

(X)

With retirement income

5,091

16.5

Mean retirement income (dollars)

12,198

(X)

Families

22,570

100

Less than $10,000

1,380

6.1

$10,000 to $14,999

1,429

6.3

$15,000 to $24,999

3,274

14.5

$25,000 to $34,999

3,615

16

$35,000 to $49,999

4,936

21.9

$50,000 to $74,999

4,619

20.5

$75,000 to $99,999

1,730

7.7

$100,000 to $149,999

1,002

4.4

$150,000 to $199,999

341

1.5

$200,000 or more

244

1.1

Median family income (dollars)

39,341

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

16,922

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

30,444

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

20,436

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

2,139

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.5

With related children under 18 years

1,343

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.6

With related children under 5 years

549

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.1

Families with female householder, no husband present

598

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

24

With related children under 18 years

503

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

34.4

With related children under 5 years

127

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

36.4

Individuals

9,935

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13

18 years and over

7,191

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.4

65 years and over

1,808

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

16.8

Related children under 18 years

2,642

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.5

Related children 5 to 17 years

1,918

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.2

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

3,234

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

32

Population, 2008 estimate

81,324

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008

5.0%

Population, 2000

77,483

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

14.6%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

6.2%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

22.8%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

15.6%

Female persons, percent, 2008

50.5%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

96.7%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

1.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.4%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.2%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)

0.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

0.9%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)

3.8%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

93.0%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000

59.2%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

1.7%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

3.4%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

70.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

11.9%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

16,422

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

28.2

Housing units, 2008

36,448

Homeownership rate, 2000

78.0%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

7.5%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$85,000

Households, 2000

30,706

Persons per household, 2000

2.49

Per capita money income, 1999

$16,922

Median household income, 2007

$39,194

Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

14.2%

Geography QuickFacts

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

738

Persons per square mile, 2000

104.9

FIPS Code

43

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Cullman , AL Micro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

1,810

Private nonfarm employment, 2008

25,080

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

14.9%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

6,203

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

843,550

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

683,325

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$8,765

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

3.5%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

19.7%

51

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

518,492

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Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

18,082

100

Nursery school, preschool

1,001

5.5

Kindergarten

1,156

6.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

8,595

47.5

High school (grades 9-12)

4,003

22.1

College or graduate school

3,327

18.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

51,787

100

Less than 9th grade

5,790

11.2

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

9,532

18.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

16,584

32

Some college, no degree

10,227

19.7

Associate degree

3,492

6.7

Bachelor's degree

3,845

7.4

Graduate or professional degree

2,317

4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

70.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

11.9

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

62,111

100

Never married

10,543

17

Now married, except separated

39,472

63.6

Separated

952

1.5

Widowed

4,659

7.5

Female

3,943

6.3

Divorced

6,485

10.4

Female

3,405

5.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

1,418

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

772

54.4

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

58,717

100

Civilian veterans

7,882

13.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

16,983

100

With a disability

1,339

7.9

Population 21 to 64 years

44,108

100

With a disability

9,500

21.5

Percent employed

48.9

(X)

No disability

34,608

78.5

Percent employed

77.3

(X)

Population 65 years and over

10,765

100

With a disability

5,583

51.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

72,614

100

Same house in 1995

42,956

59.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

28,903

39.8

Same county

17,965

24.7

Different county

10,938

15.1

Same state

6,885

9.5

Different state

4,053

5.6

Elsewhere in 1995

755

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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

77,483

100

Native

76,153

98.3

Born in United States

75,772

97.8

State of residence

61,149

78.9

Different state

14,623

18.9

Born outside United States

381

0.5

Foreign born

1,330

1.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

866

1.1

Naturalized citizen

325

0.4

Not a citizen

1,005

1.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,330

100

Europe

211

15.9

Asia

178

13.4

Africa

13

1

Oceania

5

0.4

Latin America

893

67.1

Northern America

30

2.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

72,614

100

English only

70,137

96.6

Language other than English

2,477

3.4

Speak English less than 'very well

1,140

1.6

Spanish

1,654

2.3

Speak English less than "very well"

939

1.3

Other Indo-European languages

563

0.8

Speak English less than "very well"

114

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

202

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

64

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

77,483

100

Total ancestries reported

59,067

76.2

Arab

70

0.1

Czech1

63

0.1

Danish

28

0

Dutch

932

1.2

English

6,194

8

French (except Basque)1

827

1.1

French Canadian1

221

0.3

German

8,302

10.7

Greek

67

0.1

Hungarian

100

0.1

Irish1

8,632

11.1

Italian

952

1.2

Lithuanian

15

0

Norwegian

126

0.2

Polish

370

0.5

Portuguese

17

0

Russian

51

0.1

Scotch-Irish

1,105

1.4

Scottish

1,040

1.3

Slovak

0

0

Subsaharan African

59

0.1

Swedish

157

0.2

Swiss

12

0

Ukrainian

39

0.1

United States or American

18,819

24.3

Welsh

184

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

11

0

Other ancestries

10,674

13.8