Northport, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Northport Apartments for Rent

Total population: 22,839 (Urban population: 22,205, Rural population: 634 (all nonfarm))

Northport, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,543 (7,892 occupied: 4,856 owner occupied, 3,036 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Housing density: 584 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: $529 (lower quartile is $329, upper quartile is $663)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $598

Median gross rent in Northport, AL in 2007: $673

Housing units in Northport with a mortgage: 3,218 (266 second mortgage, 458 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,182

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,327 (it was $108,400 in 2000)

Northport:	$170,327
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,658 - $196,256

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $169,048
Here: $169,048
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,103
Here: $120,103
State: $137,814

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,306
Here: $104,306
State: $116,190

Mobile homes: $37,133
Here: $37,133
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,551

In family households: 15,754 (3,704 male householders, 1,603 female householders)
3,810 spouses, 5,614 children (5,196 natural, 85 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 209 grandchildren, 224 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 206 other relatives, 223 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,797 (945 male householders (811 living alone)), 1,540 female householders (1,400 living alone)), 312 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 533 (357 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,394 2-persons, 1,301 3-persons, 1,138 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,211 1-person, 251 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

2,833 married couples with children.
1,595 single-parent households (206 men, 1,389 women).

93.9% of residents of Northport speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 59% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 644 (3.4%)
(33.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northport, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 262 5 rooms: 941 6 rooms: 1,392 7 rooms: 1,018 8 rooms: 542 9 or more rooms: 553

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northport, Alabama:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 315 3 rooms: 662 4 rooms: 881 5 rooms: 610 6 rooms: 419 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 249
1995 to 1998: 770
1990 to 1994: 1,287
1980 to 1989: 1,750
1970 to 1979: 1,969
1960 to 1969: 1,343
1950 to 1959: 581
1940 to 1949: 232
1939 or earlier: 362

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northport:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 610 3 bedrooms: 2,916 4 bedrooms: 1,028 5 or more bedrooms: 244

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northport:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 833 2 bedrooms: 1,366 3 bedrooms: 631 4 bedrooms: 110 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Northport in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 201 1 vehicle: 1,303 2 vehicles: 2,156 3 vehicles: 931 4 vehicles: 237 5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Northport in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 522 1 vehicle: 1,635 2 vehicles: 784 3 vehicles: 74 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Northport, AL:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 96
$50,000 to $59,999: 91
$60,000 to $69,999: 153
$70,000 to $79,999: 239
$80,000 to $89,999: 441
$90,000 to $99,999: 523
$100,000 to $124,999: 1231
$125,000 to $149,999: 933
$150,000 to $174,999: 313
$175,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 to $249,999: 117
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 21
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Northport rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Northport:

Less than $100: 228 people
$100 to $149: 112
$150 to $199: 108
$200 to $249: 76
$250 to $299: 137
$300 to $349: 163
$350 to $399: 115
$400 to $449: 152
$450 to $499: 314
$500 to $549: 416
$550 to $599: 283
$600 to $649: 242
$650 to $699: 234
$700 to $749: 217
$750 to $799: 113
$800 to $899: 103
$900 to $999: 126
$1,000 to $1,249: 104
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 56
$2,000 or more: 34
No cash rent: 177

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 287 1990 to 1994: 82 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 75 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 37 1965 to 1969: 66

Northport, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.5%
Number of people working at home: 101 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 255
5 to 9 minutes: 1079
10 to 14 minutes: 2008
15 to 19 minutes: 2367
20 to 24 minutes: 1355
25 to 29 minutes: 313
30 to 34 minutes: 643
35 to 39 minutes: 49
40 to 44 minutes: 81
45 to 59 minutes: 315
60 to 89 minutes: 251
90 or more minutes: 142

Northport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,163 (91%)
Carpooled: 586 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 37 (0%)
Other means: 58 (1%)
Worked at home: 101 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 986
$10,000 to $14,999: 539
$15,000 to $19,999: 560
$20,000 to $24,999: 507
$25,000 to $29,999: 471
$30,000 to $34,999: 455
$35,000 to $39,999: 358
$40,000 to $44,999: 427
$45,000 to $49,999: 403
$50,000 to $59,999: 707
$60,000 to $74,999: 905
$75,000 to $99,999: 903
$100,000 to $124,999: 337
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $199,999: 64
$200,000 or more: 89

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5103

United States or American: 2608

English: 1310

German: 944

Irish: 883

Scotch-Irish: 425

Scottish: 396

Subsaharan African:: 336

African: 336

European: 281

French (except Basque): 199

Dutch: 122

Italian: 90

British: 83

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 72

Norwegian: 71

Celtic: 57

Arab:: 47

Welsh: 46

Jamaican: 36

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 36

Czech: 35

Polish: 34

Scandinavian: 30

French Canadian: 28

Belgian: 21

Yugoslavian: 21

Other Arab: 20

Arab/Arabic: 18

Danish: 17

Russian: 17

Greek: 15

Swedish: 14

Portuguese: 10

Syrian: 9

Romanian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Brazilian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

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

Mexico (23%)
Guatemala (12%)
Korea (11%)
Other Western Asia (6%)
Malaysia (6%)
Germany (5%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 13785
Northeast: 637
Midwest: 1044
South: 2523
West: 372

52% of Northport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 68
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 157
9th grade: 132
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 126
12th grade, no diploma: 169
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,384
Less than 1 year of college: 301
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 884
Associate degree: 238
Bachelor's degree: 1,091
Master's degree: 290
Professional school degree: 150
Doctorate degree: 278

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 71
5th and 6th grade: 68
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 190
11th grade: 269
12th grade, no diploma: 178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,845
Less than 1 year of college: 531
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,005
Associate degree: 629
Bachelor's degree: 1,051
Master's degree: 700
Professional school degree: 137
Doctorate degree: 54

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $59,781
Black householders: $22,848
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $73,626
Asian householders: $38,513
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $29,883
Some other race householders: $62,408
Two or more races householders: $66,344
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,473

Northport household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Northport household income for Black householders

Northport household income for Two or more races householders

Northport household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Northport marital status for males

Northport marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $179,125
Black or African American householders: $137,644
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $176,768
Asian householders: $244,648
Some other race householders: $353,537
Two or more races householders: $176,768
Hispanic or Latino householders: $171,583

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,345
One, attached: 297
Two: 364
3 or 4: 347
5 to 9: 610
10 to 19: 432
20 to 49: 186
50 or more: 325
Mobile homes: 637

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,335

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Northport:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 143

Here:	7.4%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86

Here:	8.0%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	4.8%
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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