Lauderdale County Economic QuickFacts

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Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

70,064

100

In labor force

41,297

58.9

Civilian labor force

41,232

58.8

Employed

38,923

55.6

Unemployed

2,309

3.3

Percent of civilian labor force

5.6

(X)

Armed Forces

65

0.1

Not in labor force

28,767

41.1

Females 16 years and over

37,030

100

In labor force

18,933

51.1

Civilian labor force

18,906

51.1

Employed

17,747

47.9

Own children under 6 years

6,106

100

All parents in family in labor force

3,290

53.9

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

38,476

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

32,808

85.3

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

4,006

10.4

Public transportation (including taxicab)

65

0.2

Walked

576

1.5

Other means

218

0.6

Worked at home

803

2.1

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

23.7

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

38,923

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

10,210

26.2

Service occupations

5,439

14

Sales and office occupations

10,343

26.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

265

0.7

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

4,314

11.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8,352

21.5

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

519

1.3

Construction

2,866

7.4

Manufacturing

8,468

21.8

Wholesale trade

1,542

4

Retail trade

5,425

13.9

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

2,438

6.3

Information

548

1.4

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

1,732

4.4

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

1,798

4.6

Educational, health and social services

7,199

18.5

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

2,709

7

Other services (except public administration)

2,229

5.7

Public administration

1,450

3.7

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

29,885

76.8

Government workers

6,212

16

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

2,724

7

Unpaid family workers

102

0.3

INCOME IN 1999

Households

36,128

100

Less than $10,000

5,040

14

$10,000 to $14,999

3,104

8.6

$15,000 to $24,999

5,688

15.7

$25,000 to $34,999

4,872

13.5

$35,000 to $49,999

6,170

17.1

$50,000 to $74,999

6,013

16.6

$75,000 to $99,999

2,677

7.4

$100,000 to $149,999

1,754

4.9

$150,000 to $199,999

349

1

$200,000 or more

461

1.3

Median household income (dollars)

33,354

(X)

With earnings

27,027

74.8

Mean earnings (dollars)

44,581

(X)

With Social Security income

11,019

30.5

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

11,279

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

1,751

4.8

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,523

(X)

With public assistance income

669

1.9

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

2,837

(X)

With retirement income

7,772

21.5

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,206

(X)

Families

25,293

100

Less than $10,000

1,791

7.1

$10,000 to $14,999

1,454

5.7

$15,000 to $24,999

3,568

14.1

$25,000 to $34,999

3,547

14

$35,000 to $49,999

5,008

19.8

$50,000 to $74,999

5,293

20.9

$75,000 to $99,999

2,349

9.3

$100,000 to $149,999

1,568

6.2

$150,000 to $199,999

324

1.3

$200,000 or more

391

1.5

Median family income (dollars)

41,438

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

18,626

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

33,943

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

20,804

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

2,661

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

10.5

With related children under 18 years

1,906

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

16

With related children under 5 years

815

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

20.4

Families with female householder, no husband present

1,286

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

32.9

With related children under 18 years

1,091

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

41.9

With related children under 5 years

418

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

57.1

Individuals

12,442

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.4

18 years and over

8,669

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.1

65 years and over

1,429

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11.3

Related children under 18 years

3,691

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

18.5

Related children 5 to 17 years

2,574

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

17.3

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

4,052

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

30.7

Population, 2006 estimate

87,891

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

-0.1%

Population, 2000

87,966

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

10.4%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005

5.5%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005

21.3%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005

16.0%

Female persons, percent, 2005

52.1%

White persons, percent, 2005 (a)

88.9%

Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)

9.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)

0.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)

0.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005

0.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)

1.2%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2005

87.8%

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

60.0%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

1.0%

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

2.5%

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

76.4%

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

18.5%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

18,663

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

23.7

Housing units, 2005

41,752

Homeownership rate, 2000

73.2%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

15.0%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$85,000

Households, 2000

36,088

Persons per household, 2000

2.39

Per capita money income, 1999

$18,626

Median household income, 2004

$33,166

Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

16.2%

Geography QuickFacts

Lauderdale County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

669

Persons per square mile, 2000

131.4

FIPS Code

77

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2005

2,021

Private nonfarm employment, 2005

28,367

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005

-9.3%

Nonemployer establishments, 2004

6,047

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

614,510

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

899,201

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$10,325

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

4.4%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

25.5%

Housing units authorized by building permits, 2006

175

Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)

498,930

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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

22,201

100

Nursery school, preschool

1,438

6.5

Kindergarten

1,073

4.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

9,605

43.3

High school (grades 9-12)

4,467

20.1

College or graduate school

5,618

25.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

58,894

100

Less than 9th grade

5,058

8.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

8,857

15

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

20,105

34.1

Some college, no degree

11,465

19.5

Associate degree

2,528

4.3

Bachelor's degree

7,018

11.9

Graduate or professional degree

3,863

6.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

18.5

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

71,247

100

Never married

14,789

20.8

Now married, except separated

42,923

60.2

Separated

834

1.2

Widowed

5,693

8

Female

4,822

6.8

Divorced

7,008

9.8

Female

3,837

5.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,182

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

607

51.4

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

67,657

100

Civilian veterans

8,648

12.8

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

18,983

100

With a disability

1,526

8

Population 21 to 64 years

50,256

100

With a disability

11,340

22.6

Percent employed

50.8

(X)

No disability

38,916

77.4

Percent employed

74.1

(X)

Population 65 years and over

12,598

100

With a disability

5,797

46

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

82,805

100

Same house in 1995

49,653

60

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

32,608

39.4

Same county

20,586

24.9

Different county

12,022

14.5

Same state

6,360

7.7

Different state

5,662

6.8

Elsewhere in 1995

544

0.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

87,966

100

Native

87,077

99

Born in United States

86,800

98.7

State of residence

65,267

74.2

Different state

21,533

24.5

Born outside United States

277

0.3

Foreign born

889

1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

488

0.6

Naturalized citizen

356

0.4

Not a citizen

533

0.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

889

100

Europe

168

18.9

Asia

294

33.1

Africa

25

2.8

Oceania

0

0

Latin America

369

41.5

Northern America

33

3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

82,805

100

English only

80,746

97.5

Language other than English

2,059

2.5

Speak English less than 'very well

889

1.1

Spanish

1,113

1.3

Speak English less than "very well"

525

0.6

Other Indo-European languages

721

0.9

Speak English less than "very well"

286

0.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

214

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

75

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

87,966

100

Total ancestries reported

68,535

77.9

Arab

52

0.1

Czech1

134

0.2

Danish

102

0.1

Dutch

682

0.8

English

7,725

8.8

French (except Basque)1

1,274

1.4

French Canadian1

230

0.3

German

5,522

6.3

Greek

59

0.1

Hungarian

46

0.1

Irish1

7,701

8.8

Italian

837

1

Lithuanian

24

0

Norwegian

179

0.2

Polish

435

0.5

Portuguese

17

0

Russian

77

0.1

Scotch-Irish

2,342

2.7

Scottish

1,259

1.4

Slovak

16

0

Subsaharan African

193

0.2

Swedish

120

0.1

Swiss

86

0.1

Ukrainian

20

0

United States or American

22,673

25.8

Welsh

231

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

41

0

Other ancestries

16,458

18.7