Alexander City, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 15,080 (Urban population: 8,529 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6,551 (all nonfarm))

Alexander City, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,867 (6,215 occupied: 4,024 owner occupied, 2,191 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	28%

Housing density: 177 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $328 (lower quartile is $212, upper quartile is $419)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $337

Median gross rent in Alexander City, AL in 2007: $463

Housing units in Alexander City with a mortgage: 1,828 (155 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,503

Alexander City,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,435 (it was $70,800 in 2000)

Alexander City:	$106,435
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,162 - $158,114

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $145,096
Here: $145,096
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,138
Here: $151,138
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $120,006
Here: $120,006
State: $136,146

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,111
Here: $169,111
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $30,282
Here: $30,282
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,454

In family households: 12,357 (2,812 male householders, 1,386 female householders)
2,917 spouses, 4,189 children (3,924 natural, 65 adopted, 200 stepchildren), 450 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 197 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,097 (639 male householders (579 living alone)), 1,350 female householders (1,310 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 499 (468 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,005 2-persons, 1,075 3-persons, 721 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,889 1-person, 90 2-persons, 10 4-persons.

2,007 married couples with children.
1,150 single-parent households (111 men, 1,039 women).

97.3% of residents of Alexander City speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 96 (0.6%)
(88.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexander City, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 77 4 rooms: 331 5 rooms: 1,079 6 rooms: 1,077 7 rooms: 690 8 rooms: 430 9 or more rooms: 332

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander City, Alabama:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 124 3 rooms: 309 4 rooms: 712 5 rooms: 610 6 rooms: 243 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 96
1995 to 1998: 549
1990 to 1994: 454
1980 to 1989: 1,205
1970 to 1979: 1,085
1960 to 1969: 1,449
1950 to 1959: 905
1940 to 1949: 467
1939 or earlier: 657

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alexander City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 936 3 bedrooms: 2,399 4 bedrooms: 543 5 or more bedrooms: 82

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander City:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 429 2 bedrooms: 1,042 3 bedrooms: 617 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 250 1 vehicle: 1,122 2 vehicles: 1,603 3 vehicles: 801 4 vehicles: 232 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 532 1 vehicle: 1,025 2 vehicles: 477 3 vehicles: 114 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 23

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Alexander City, AL:

Less than $10,000: 63
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 37
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 37
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $49,999: 123
$50,000 to $59,999: 254
$60,000 to $69,999: 279
$70,000 to $79,999: 273
$80,000 to $89,999: 266
$90,000 to $99,999: 329
$100,000 to $124,999: 679
$125,000 to $149,999: 488
$150,000 to $174,999: 231
$175,000 to $199,999: 178
$200,000 to $249,999: 229
$250,000 to $299,999: 187
$300,000 to $399,999: 126
$400,000 to $499,999: 45
$500,000 to $749,999: 71
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Alexander City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alexander City:

Less than $100: 148 people
$100 to $149: 135
$150 to $199: 193
$200 to $249: 166
$250 to $299: 194
$300 to $349: 271
$350 to $399: 289
$400 to $449: 236
$450 to $499: 77
$500 to $549: 80
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 38
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 225

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Alexander City, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 132 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 258
5 to 9 minutes: 1387
10 to 14 minutes: 1645
15 to 19 minutes: 1000
20 to 24 minutes: 402
25 to 29 minutes: 92
30 to 34 minutes: 275
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 43
45 to 59 minutes: 166
60 to 89 minutes: 314
90 or more minutes: 104

Alexander City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,727 (80%)
Carpooled: 893 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 52 (1%)
Other means: 74 (1%)
Worked at home: 132 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1152
$10,000 to $14,999: 538
$15,000 to $19,999: 560
$20,000 to $24,999: 435
$25,000 to $29,999: 469
$30,000 to $34,999: 334
$35,000 to $39,999: 373
$40,000 to $44,999: 357
$45,000 to $49,999: 286
$50,000 to $59,999: 517
$60,000 to $74,999: 396
$75,000 to $99,999: 386
$100,000 to $124,999: 185
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $199,999: 74
$200,000 or more: 72

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4524

United States or American: 2590

English: 1124

Irish: 659

German: 320

Scottish: 241

Scotch-Irish: 196

French (except Basque): 97

Subsaharan African:: 68

African: 68

Dutch: 65

European: 63

Italian: 57

Russian: 35

Welsh: 31

British: 24

Canadian: 22

Czech: 15

Swedish: 15

Greek: 14

Polish: 10

Danish: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Russia (39%)
Germany (35%)
Canada (10%)
Philippines (8%)
Ireland (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13159
Northeast: 132
Midwest: 281
South: 1161
West: 85

59% of Alexander City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 235
9th grade: 243
10th grade: 310
11th grade: 184
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,301
Less than 1 year of college: 203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 563
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 573
Master's degree: 166
Professional school degree: 94
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 212
7th and 8th grade: 276
9th grade: 260
10th grade: 361
11th grade: 296
12th grade, no diploma: 229
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,064
Less than 1 year of college: 397
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 690
Associate degree: 234
Bachelor's degree: 563
Master's degree: 200
Professional school degree: 58
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,744
Black householders: $21,768
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,060
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $24,760

Alexander City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alexander City household income for Black householders

Alexander City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Alexander City marital status for males

Alexander City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,066
Black or African American householders: $92,992

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,837
One, attached: 84
Two: 380
3 or 4: 549
5 to 9: 169
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 76
50 or more: 154
Mobile homes: 592

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,369

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alexander City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	2.8%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47

Here:	5.0%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66

Here:	18.6%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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