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Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

42,472

100

In labor force

26,344

62

Civilian labor force

26,333

62

Employed

24,982

58.8

Unemployed

1,351

3.2

Percent of civilian labor force

5.1

(X)

Armed Forces

11

0

Not in labor force

16,128

38

Females 16 years and over

22,126

100

In labor force

11,854

53.6

Civilian labor force

11,854

53.6

Employed

11,208

50.7

Own children under 6 years

3,906

100

All parents in family in labor force

2,432

62.3

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

24,394

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

20,348

83.4

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

3,080

12.6

Public transportation (including taxicab)

42

0.2

Walked

320

1.3

Other means

184

0.8

Worked at home

420

1.7

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

27

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

24,982

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

5,431

21.7

Service occupations

2,872

11.5

Sales and office occupations

5,177

20.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

276

1.1

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

3,263

13.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

7,963

31.9

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

651

2.6

Construction

1,915

7.7

Manufacturing

8,793

35.2

Wholesale trade

577

2.3

Retail trade

2,575

10.3

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,615

6.5

Information

220

0.9

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

925

3.7

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

977

3.9

Educational, health and social services

3,783

15.1

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

1,168

4.7

Other services (except public administration)

988

4

Public administration

795

3.2

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

19,560

78.3

Government workers

3,541

14.2

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

1,792

7.2

Unpaid family workers

89

0.4

INCOME IN 1999

Households

21,611

100

Less than $10,000

3,016

14

$10,000 to $14,999

1,818

8.4

$15,000 to $24,999

3,727

17.2

$25,000 to $34,999

3,152

14.6

$35,000 to $49,999

3,914

18.1

$50,000 to $74,999

3,637

16.8

$75,000 to $99,999

1,346

6.2

$100,000 to $149,999

714

3.3

$150,000 to $199,999

114

0.5

$200,000 or more

173

0.8

Median household income (dollars)

32,020

(X)

With earnings

16,771

77.6

Mean earnings (dollars)

41,389

(X)

With Social Security income

6,360

29.4

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,552

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

1,283

5.9

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,774

(X)

With public assistance income

370

1.7

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,674

(X)

With retirement income

3,432

15.9

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,759

(X)

Families

15,859

100

Less than $10,000

1,102

6.9

$10,000 to $14,999

995

6.3

$15,000 to $24,999

2,509

15.8

$25,000 to $34,999

2,529

15.9

$35,000 to $49,999

3,364

21.2

$50,000 to $74,999

3,227

20.3

$75,000 to $99,999

1,249

7.9

$100,000 to $149,999

634

4

$150,000 to $199,999

107

0.7

$200,000 or more

143

0.9

Median family income (dollars)

38,082

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

16,000

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

29,777

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

20,990

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

1,640

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

10.3

With related children under 18 years

1,025

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.9

With related children under 5 years

495

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

19.3

Families with female householder, no husband present

648

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

28.6

With related children under 18 years

516

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

38.1

With related children under 5 years

260

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

52.2

Individuals

7,293

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.7

18 years and over

5,084

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.5

65 years and over

1,488

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

21

Related children under 18 years

2,178

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

17.2

Related children 5 to 17 years

1,474

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.8

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

2,181

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

31.2

Population, 2009 estimate

52,838

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

-2.0%

Population, 2000

53,926

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

12.8%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

5.8%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

22.4%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

16.0%

Female persons, percent, 2008

51.3%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

91.9%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

3.7%

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

1.9%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.3%

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

0.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

2.2%

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

1.8%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

90.3%

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

61.6%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

0.7%

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

2.1%

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

67.0%

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

10.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

11,842

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

27

Housing units, 2008

25,057

Homeownership rate, 2000

77.9%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

7.1%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$72,400

Households, 2000

21,615

Persons per household, 2000

2.47

Per capita money income, 1999

$16,000

Median household income, 2008

$36,597

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

17.6%

Geography QuickFacts

Jackson County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

1,079

Persons per square mile, 2000

50

FIPS Code

71

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Scottsboro , AL Micro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

894

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

13,576

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

-8.2%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

3,493

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

1,408,841

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

353,987

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$6,564

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

5.1%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

22.1%

Building permits, 2008

63

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

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Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

11,505

100

Nursery school, preschool

702

6.1

Kindergarten

741

6.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

5,975

51.9

High school (grades 9-12)

2,652

23.1

College or graduate school

1,435

12.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

36,435

100

Less than 9th grade

4,762

13.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

7,244

19.9

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

12,707

34.9

Some college, no degree

6,039

16.6

Associate degree

1,885

5.2

Bachelor's degree

2,400

6.6

Graduate or professional degree

1,398

3.8

Percent high school graduate or higher

67

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

10.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

43,225

100

Never married

7,450

17.2

Now married, except separated

26,380

61

Separated

797

1.8

Widowed

3,612

8.4

Female

2,952

6.8

Divorced

4,986

11.5

Female

2,640

6.1

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,278

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

834

65.3

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

40,924

100

Civilian veterans

4,923

12

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

11,423

100

With a disability

750

6.6

Population 21 to 64 years

31,529

100

With a disability

7,230

22.9

Percent employed

50.2

(X)

No disability

24,299

77.1

Percent employed

77.4

(X)

Population 65 years and over

7,082

100

With a disability

3,862

54.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

50,517

100

Same house in 1995

31,121

61.6

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

19,194

38

Same county

11,904

23.6

Different county

7,290

14.4

Same state

3,658

7.2

Different state

3,632

7.2

Elsewhere in 1995

202

0.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

53,926

100

Native

53,531

99.3

Born in United States

53,356

98.9

State of residence

36,920

68.5

Different state

16,436

30.5

Born outside United States

175

0.3

Foreign born

395

0.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

132

0.2

Naturalized citizen

181

0.3

Not a citizen

214

0.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

395

100

Europe

71

18

Asia

95

24.1

Africa

2

0.5

Oceania

1

0.3

Latin America

215

54.4

Northern America

11

2.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

50,517

100

English only

49,458

97.9

Language other than English

1,059

2.1

Speak English less than 'very well

333

0.7

Spanish

694

1.4

Speak English less than "very well"

226

0.4

Other Indo-European languages

281

0.6

Speak English less than "very well"

72

0.1

Asian and Pacific Island languages

60

0.1

Speak English less than "very well"

29

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

53,926

100

Total ancestries reported

39,702

73.6

Arab

69

0.1

Czech1

35

0.1

Danish

19

0

Dutch

833

1.5

English

3,954

7.3

French (except Basque)1

471

0.9

French Canadian1

77

0.1

German

3,173

5.9

Greek

37

0.1

Hungarian

60

0.1

Irish1

5,714

10.6

Italian

550

1

Lithuanian

13

0

Norwegian

57

0.1

Polish

183

0.3

Portuguese

7

0

Russian

22

0

Scotch-Irish

857

1.6

Scottish

513

1

Slovak

8

0

Subsaharan African

93

0.2

Swedish

97

0.2

Swiss

11

0

Ukrainian

14

0

United States or American

13,069

24.2

Welsh

170

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

26

0

Other ancestries

9,570

17.7