Morgan County Economic QuickFacts

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Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

86,074

100

In labor force

53,569

62.2

Civilian labor force

53,501

62.2

Employed

50,604

58.8

Unemployed

2,897

3.4

Percent of civilian labor force

5.4

(X)

Armed Forces

68

0.1

Not in labor force

32,505

37.8

Females 16 years and over

44,474

100

In labor force

23,656

53.2

Civilian labor force

23,651

53.2

Employed

22,139

49.8

Own children under 6 years

8,649

100

All parents in family in labor force

4,730

54.7

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

49,769

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

42,543

85.5

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

5,340

10.7

Public transportation (including taxicab)

82

0.2

Walked

497

1

Other means

337

0.7

Worked at home

970

1.9

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

23.3

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

50,604

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

13,720

27.1

Service occupations

6,355

12.6

Sales and office occupations

11,959

23.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

318

0.6

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

5,920

11.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,332

24.4

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

734

1.5

Construction

4,339

8.6

Manufacturing

13,926

27.5

Wholesale trade

1,494

3

Retail trade

5,948

11.8

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

2,302

4.5

Information

768

1.5

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

2,180

4.3

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

3,468

6.9

Educational, health and social services

7,999

15.8

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

2,932

5.8

Other services (except public administration)

2,558

5.1

Public administration

1,956

3.9

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

40,885

80.8

Government workers

6,312

12.5

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

3,290

6.5

Unpaid family workers

117

0.2

INCOME IN 1999

Households

43,515

100

Less than $10,000

4,944

11.4

$10,000 to $14,999

3,114

7.2

$15,000 to $24,999

6,148

14.1

$25,000 to $34,999

5,997

13.8

$35,000 to $49,999

7,264

16.7

$50,000 to $74,999

8,594

19.7

$75,000 to $99,999

3,731

8.6

$100,000 to $149,999

2,654

6.1

$150,000 to $199,999

537

1.2

$200,000 or more

532

1.2

Median household income (dollars)

37,803

(X)

With earnings

34,896

80.2

Mean earnings (dollars)

48,913

(X)

With Social Security income

11,251

25.9

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,758

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

2,093

4.8

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,837

(X)

With public assistance income

703

1.6

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

3,220

(X)

With retirement income

7,653

17.6

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,825

(X)

Families

31,633

100

Less than $10,000

1,934

6.1

$10,000 to $14,999

1,419

4.5

$15,000 to $24,999

3,987

12.6

$25,000 to $34,999

4,282

13.5

$35,000 to $49,999

5,621

17.8

$50,000 to $74,999

7,473

23.6

$75,000 to $99,999

3,529

11.2

$100,000 to $149,999

2,484

7.9

$150,000 to $199,999

484

1.5

$200,000 or more

420

1.3

Median family income (dollars)

45,827

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

19,223

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

35,759

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

21,885

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

3,058

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.7

With related children under 18 years

2,259

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.3

With related children under 5 years

1,099

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

18.7

Families with female householder, no husband present

1,496

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

31.6

With related children under 18 years

1,316

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

39.6

With related children under 5 years

620

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

54.2

Individuals

13,476

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.3

18 years and over

8,949

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11

65 years and over

1,681

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.8

Related children under 18 years

4,445

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.9

Related children 5 to 17 years

3,073

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.9

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

3,797

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

26.1

Population, 2008 estimate

115,959

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

4.4%

Population, 2000

111,064

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

11.0%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

6.7%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

23.8%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

14.3%

Female persons, percent, 2008

50.8%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

85.5%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

11.9%

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

0.7%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.6%

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

0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

1.2%

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

5.9%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

80.0%

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

56.8%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

2.7%

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

4.4%

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

76.3%

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

18.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

22,374

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

23.3

Housing units, 2008

50,417

Homeownership rate, 2000

73.1%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

15.8%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$88,600

Households, 2000

43,602

Persons per household, 2000

2.51

Per capita money income, 1999

$19,223

Median household income, 2007

$44,619

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

14.2%

Geography QuickFacts

Morgan County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

582

Persons per square mile, 2000

190.8

FIPS Code

103

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Decatur , AL Metro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

2,835

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

45,135

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

-3.3%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

7,868

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

D

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

1,204,957

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$10,782

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

3.8%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

25.8%

Building permits, 2008

190

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

759,223

Morgan County Social QuickFacts

Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

26,429

100

Nursery school, preschool

1,901

7.2

Kindergarten

1,617

6.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

13,108

49.6

High school (grades 9-12)

5,878

22.2

College or graduate school

3,925

14.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

73,331

100

Less than 9th grade

5,958

8.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

11,389

15.5

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

22,252

30.3

Some college, no degree

16,037

21.9

Associate degree

4,205

5.7

Bachelor's degree

9,287

12.7

Graduate or professional degree

4,203

5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

18.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

87,442

100

Never married

17,832

20.4

Now married, except separated

53,162

60.8

Separated

1,452

1.7

Widowed

5,910

6.8

Female

5,011

5.7

Divorced

9,086

10.4

Female

4,964

5.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,849

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

1,000

54.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

82,758

100

Civilian veterans

11,074

13.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

25,068

100

With a disability

2,071

8.3

Population 21 to 64 years

64,224

100

With a disability

14,022

21.8

Percent employed

53.8

(X)

No disability

50,202

78.2

Percent employed

75.8

(X)

Population 65 years and over

13,120

100

With a disability

6,281

47.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

103,716

100

Same house in 1995

58,935

56.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

43,611

42

Same county

27,508

26.5

Different county

16,103

15.5

Same state

8,768

8.5

Different state

7,335

7.1

Elsewhere in 1995

1,170

1.1

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

111,064

100

Native

108,057

97.3

Born in United States

107,619

96.9

State of residence

80,000

72

Different state

27,619

24.9

Born outside United States

438

0.4

Foreign born

3,007

2.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,907

1.7

Naturalized citizen

1,156

1

Not a citizen

1,851

1.7

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

3,002

100

Europe

324

10.8

Asia

438

14.6

Africa

5

0.2

Oceania

7

0.2

Latin America

2,155

71.8

Northern America

73

2.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

103,716

100

English only

99,165

95.6

Language other than English

4,551

4.4

Speak English less than 'very well

2,616

2.5

Spanish

3,340

3.2

Speak English less than "very well"

2,127

2.1

Other Indo-European languages

724

0.7

Speak English less than "very well"

205

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

364

0.4

Speak English less than "very well"

211

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

111,064

100

Total ancestries reported

91,664

82.5

Arab

89

0.1

Czech1

116

0.1

Danish

103

0.1

Dutch

1,319

1.2

English

11,014

9.9

French (except Basque)1

1,719

1.5

French Canadian1

203

0.2

German

8,602

7.7

Greek

84

0.1

Hungarian

108

0.1

Irish1

11,817

10.6

Italian

1,261

1.1

Lithuanian

64

0.1

Norwegian

404

0.4

Polish

721

0.6

Portuguese

52

0

Russian

105

0.1

Scotch-Irish

2,568

2.3

Scottish

1,678

1.5

Slovak

40

0

Subsaharan African

365

0.3

Swedish

452

0.4

Swiss

61

0.1

Ukrainian

14

0

United States or American

22,307

20.1

Welsh

510

0.5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

64

0.1

Other ancestries

25,824

23.3