Madison County Economic QuickFacts

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Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

213,615

100

In labor force

144,342

67.6

Civilian labor force

143,109

67

Employed

134,916

63.2

Unemployed

8,193

3.8

Percent of civilian labor force

5.7

(X)

Armed Forces

1,233

0.6

Not in labor force

69,273

32.4

Females 16 years and over

110,928

100

In labor force

66,593

60

Civilian labor force

66,411

59.9

Employed

62,185

56.1

Own children under 6 years

21,594

100

All parents in family in labor force

13,263

61.4

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

134,044

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

112,526

83.9

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

15,127

11.3

Public transportation (including taxicab)

482

0.4

Walked

1,800

1.3

Other means

970

0.7

Worked at home

3,139

2.3

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

20.9

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

134,916

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

58,476

43.3

Service occupations

16,734

12.4

Sales and office occupations

32,115

23.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

231

0.2

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

10,104

7.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17,256

12.8

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

622

0.5

Construction

7,725

5.7

Manufacturing

25,392

18.8

Wholesale trade

3,508

2.6

Retail trade

14,138

10.5

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

4,175

3.1

Information

3,453

2.6

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

5,851

4.3

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

16,654

12.3

Educational, health and social services

23,616

17.5

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

10,619

7.9

Other services (except public administration)

6,129

4.5

Public administration

13,034

9.7

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

101,117

74.9

Government workers

26,050

19.3

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

7,502

5.6

Unpaid family workers

247

0.2

INCOME IN 1999

Households

110,085

100

Less than $10,000

9,756

8.9

$10,000 to $14,999

6,456

5.9

$15,000 to $24,999

13,406

12.2

$25,000 to $34,999

13,326

12.1

$35,000 to $49,999

17,919

16.3

$50,000 to $74,999

21,890

19.9

$75,000 to $99,999

12,684

11.5

$100,000 to $149,999

10,137

9.2

$150,000 to $199,999

2,500

2.3

$200,000 or more

2,011

1.8

Median household income (dollars)

44,704

(X)

With earnings

92,023

83.6

Mean earnings (dollars)

55,114

(X)

With Social Security income

23,277

21.1

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,091

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

3,781

3.4

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,701

(X)

With public assistance income

2,246

2

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,818

(X)

With retirement income

21,706

19.7

Mean retirement income (dollars)

23,167

(X)

Families

75,875

100

Less than $10,000

3,969

5.2

$10,000 to $14,999

3,072

4

$15,000 to $24,999

6,891

9.1

$25,000 to $34,999

8,175

10.8

$35,000 to $49,999

12,377

16.3

$50,000 to $74,999

17,049

22.5

$75,000 to $99,999

10,971

14.5

$100,000 to $149,999

9,308

12.3

$150,000 to $199,999

2,345

3.1

$200,000 or more

1,718

2.3

Median family income (dollars)

54,360

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

23,091

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

40,779

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

26,534

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

6,121

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

8.1

With related children under 18 years

4,850

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.2

With related children under 5 years

2,313

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.2

Families with female householder, no husband present

3,478

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

27.3

With related children under 18 years

3,146

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

34.7

With related children under 5 years

1,471

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

49.5

Individuals

28,408

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

10.5

18 years and over

18,397

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.2

65 years and over

2,796

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.6

Related children under 18 years

9,824

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.1

Related children 5 to 17 years

6,729

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.2

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

8,784

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

20.5

Population, 2008 estimate

319,510

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

15.4%

Population, 2000

276,972

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

15.8%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

6.4%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

24.2%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

12.6%

Female persons, percent, 2008

51.1%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

71.1%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

24.1%

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

0.7%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

2.2%

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

0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

1.8%

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

2.789%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

68.5%

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

50.4%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

4.0%

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

5.5%

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

85.4%

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

34.3%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

45,381

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

20.9

Housing units, 2008

141,889

Homeownership rate, 2000

69.9%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

22.7%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$103,300

Households, 2000

109,955

Persons per household, 2000

2.45

Per capita money income, 1999

$23,091

Median household income, 2007

$52,870

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

11.3%

Geography QuickFacts

Madison County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

805

Persons per square mile, 2000

343.7

FIPS Code

89

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Huntsville , AL Metro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

8,238

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

151,845

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

19.8%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

5,815,457

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

3,343,602

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$11,717

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

17.4%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

30.5%

Building permits, 2008

2,963

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

$9,158,614

Madison County Social QuickFacts

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Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

18,171

100

Nursery school, preschool

1,174

6.5

Kindergarten

1,408

7.7

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

9,169

50.5

High school (grades 9-12)

3,979

21.9

College or graduate school

2,441

13.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

54,961

100

Less than 9th grade

6,492

11.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

10,353

18.8

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

16,758

30.5

Some college, no degree

10,638

19.4

Associate degree

3,081

5.6

Bachelor's degree

4,997

9.1

Graduate or professional degree

2,642

4.8

Percent high school graduate or higher

69.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

13.9

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

65,338

100

Never married

10,617

16.2

Now married, except separated

41,340

63.3

Separated

1,048

1.6

Widowed

5,161

7.9

Female

4,220

6.5

Divorced

7,172

11

Female

3,812

5.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,390

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

894

64.3

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

61,762

100

Civilian veterans

8,304

13.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

17,799

100

With a disability

1,421

8

Population 21 to 64 years

46,892

100

With a disability

9,994

21.3

Percent employed

49.1

(X)

No disability

36,898

78.7

Percent employed

75.4

(X)

Population 65 years and over

11,148

100

With a disability

5,670

50.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

76,750

100

Same house in 1995

43,130

56.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

32,130

41.9

Same county

19,675

25.6

Different county

12,455

16.2

Same state

7,664

10

Different state

4,791

6.2

Elsewhere in 1995

1,490

1.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

82,231

100

Native

78,919

96

Born in United States

78,538

95.5

State of residence

61,413

74.7

Different state

17,125

20.8

Born outside United States

381

0.5

Foreign born

3,312

4

Entered 1990 to March 2000

2,463

3

Naturalized citizen

692

0.8

Not a citizen

2,620

3.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

3,312

100

Europe

178

5.4

Asia

224

6.8

Africa

0

0

Oceania

0

0

Latin America

2,866

86.5

Northern America

44

1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

76,750

100

English only

72,298

94.2

Language other than English

4,452

5.8

Speak English less than 'very well

2,826

3.7

Spanish

3,787

4.9

Speak English less than "very well"

2,593

3.4

Other Indo-European languages

481

0.6

Speak English less than "very well"

130

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

132

0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

73

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

82,231

100

Total ancestries reported

63,393

77.1

Arab

6

0

Czech1

76

0.1

Danish

147

0.2

Dutch

1,121

1.4

English

8,356

10.2

French (except Basque)1

1,296

1.6

French Canadian1

151

0.2

German

5,203

6.3

Greek

115

0.1

Hungarian

55

0.1

Irish1

9,219

11.2

Italian

792

1

Lithuanian

8

0

Norwegian

246

0.3

Polish

368

0.4

Portuguese

9

0

Russian

64

0.1

Scotch-Irish

1,344

1.6

Scottish

1,397

1.7

Slovak

30

0

Subsaharan African

17

0

Swedish

182

0.2

Swiss

103

0.1

Ukrainian

46

0.1

United States or American

18,367

22.3

Welsh

240

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

27

0

Other ancestries

14,408

17.5