Limestone County Economic QuickFacts

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Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

51,118

100

In labor force

31,103

60.8

Civilian labor force

31,032

60.7

Employed

29,709

58.1

Unemployed

1,323

2.6

Percent of civilian labor force

4.3

(X)

Armed Forces

71

0.1

Not in labor force

20,015

39.2

Females 16 years and over

25,328

100

In labor force

13,991

55.2

Civilian labor force

13,974

55.2

Employed

13,200

52.1

Own children under 6 years

5,076

100

All parents in family in labor force

2,840

55.9

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

29,283

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

24,568

83.9

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

3,592

12.3

Public transportation (including taxicab)

82

0.3

Walked

280

1

Other means

172

0.6

Worked at home

589

2

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

26.4

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

29,709

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

8,023

27

Service occupations

3,672

12.4

Sales and office occupations

6,587

22.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

260

0.9

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

4,029

13.6

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

7,138

24

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

498

1.7

Construction

2,840

9.6

Manufacturing

7,840

26.4

Wholesale trade

1,061

3.6

Retail trade

3,567

12

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,243

4.2

Information

447

1.5

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

993

3.3

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

2,166

7.3

Educational, health and social services

4,642

15.6

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

1,601

5.4

Other services (except public administration)

1,376

4.6

Public administration

1,435

4.8

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

23,193

78.1

Government workers

4,570

15.4

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

1,847

6.2

Unpaid family workers

99

0.3

INCOME IN 1999

Households

24,668

100

Less than $10,000

2,755

11.2

$10,000 to $14,999

1,884

7.6

$15,000 to $24,999

3,731

15.1

$25,000 to $34,999

3,076

12.5

$35,000 to $49,999

4,153

16.8

$50,000 to $74,999

4,773

19.3

$75,000 to $99,999

2,333

9.5

$100,000 to $149,999

1,471

6

$150,000 to $199,999

310

1.3

$200,000 or more

182

0.7

Median household income (dollars)

37,405

(X)

With earnings

19,659

79.7

Mean earnings (dollars)

48,240

(X)

With Social Security income

6,341

25.7

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,120

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

1,302

5.3

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,914

(X)

With public assistance income

742

3

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,928

(X)

With retirement income

4,542

18.4

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,148

(X)

Families

18,359

100

Less than $10,000

1,064

5.8

$10,000 to $14,999

1,120

6.1

$15,000 to $24,999

2,421

13.2

$25,000 to $34,999

2,098

11.4

$35,000 to $49,999

3,388

18.5

$50,000 to $74,999

4,215

23

$75,000 to $99,999

2,218

12.1

$100,000 to $149,999

1,375

7.5

$150,000 to $199,999

297

1.6

$200,000 or more

163

0.9

Median family income (dollars)

45,146

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

17,782

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

35,743

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

23,389

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

1,792

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.8

With related children under 18 years

1,331

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.2

With related children under 5 years

672

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

18.5

Families with female householder, no husband present

833

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

31.6

With related children under 18 years

718

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

39.8

With related children under 5 years

306

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

54.2

Individuals

7,771

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.3

18 years and over

5,133

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11

65 years and over

1,029

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.6

Related children under 18 years

2,609

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

16.2

Related children 5 to 17 years

1,703

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.5

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

1,984

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

26.4

Limestone County People QuickFacts

Population, 2008 estimate

76,135

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

16.0%

Population, 2000

65,656

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

21.3%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

6.4%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

23.8%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

12.2%

Female persons, percent, 2008

49.4%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

84.4%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

13.4%

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

0.5%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.8%

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

0.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

1.0%

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

4.1%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

80.5%

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

59.3%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

1.7%

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

4.0%

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

74.5%

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

16.9%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

13,301

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

26.4

Housing units, 2007

28,916

Homeownership rate, 2000

77.3%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

9.8%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$86,400

Households, 2000

24,688

Persons per household, 2000

2.55

Per capita money income, 1999

$17,782

Median household income, 2007

$46,763

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

12.6%

Geography QuickFacts

Limestone County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

568

Persons per square mile, 2000

115.6

FIPS Code

83

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Huntsville , AL Metro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

1,321

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

16,457

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

-4.9%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

5,056

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

1,437,847

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

484,420

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$7,171

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

10.8%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

17.3%

Building permits, 2008

201

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

450,474

Limestone County Social QuickFacts

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Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

16,015

100

Nursery school, preschool

1,004

6.3

Kindergarten

853

5.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

7,711

48.1

High school (grades 9-12)

3,549

22.2

College or graduate school

2,898

18.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

43,456

100

Less than 9th grade

3,976

9.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

7,105

16.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

14,102

32.5

Some college, no degree

8,829

20.3

Associate degree

2,095

4.8

Bachelor's degree

5,166

11.9

Graduate or professional degree

2,183

5

Percent high school graduate or higher

74.5

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

16.9

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

52,055

100

Never married

10,759

20.7

Now married, except separated

31,348

60.2

Separated

827

1.6

Widowed

3,411

6.6

Female

2,854

5.5

Divorced

5,710

11

Female

2,584

5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,274

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

749

58.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

49,322

100

Civilian veterans

6,565

13.3

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

14,156

100

With a disability

1,245

8.8

Population 21 to 64 years

37,446

100

With a disability

8,419

22.5

Percent employed

53.9

(X)

No disability

29,027

77.5

Percent employed

77.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

7,048

100

With a disability

3,637

51.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

61,239

100

Same house in 1995

36,345

59.3

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

24,500

40

Same county

13,566

22.2

Different county

10,934

17.9

Same state

6,343

10.4

Different state

4,591

7.5

Elsewhere in 1995

394

0.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

65,676

100

Native

64,581

98.3

Born in United States

64,206

97.8

State of residence

47,094

71.7

Different state

17,112

26.1

Born outside United States

375

0.6

Foreign born

1,095

1.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

579

0.9

Naturalized citizen

368

0.6

Not a citizen

727

1.1

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,095

100

Europe

99

9

Asia

182

16.6

Africa

0

0

Oceania

0

0

Latin America

814

74.3

Northern America

0

0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

61,239

100

English only

58,769

96

Language other than English

2,470

4

Speak English less than 'very well

1,117

1.8

Spanish

1,593

2.6

Speak English less than "very well"

839

1.4

Other Indo-European languages

611

1

Speak English less than "very well"

139

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

193

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

123

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

65,676

100

Total ancestries reported

52,805

80.4

Arab

32

0

Czech1

38

0.1

Danish

32

0

Dutch

649

1

English

5,046

7.7

French (except Basque)1

1,018

1.6

French Canadian1

126

0.2

German

4,683

7.1

Greek

28

0

Hungarian

61

0.1

Irish1

6,357

9.7

Italian

716

1.1

Lithuanian

16

0

Norwegian

197

0.3

Polish

451

0.7

Portuguese

13

0

Russian

117

0.2

Scotch-Irish

1,165

1.8

Scottish

952

1.4

Slovak

0

0

Subsaharan African

683

1

Swedish

234

0.4

Swiss

20

0

Ukrainian

22

0

United States or American

14,960

22.8

Welsh

192

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

26

0

Other ancestries

14,971

22.8