Census 2000 Profiles for Alabama

In May, 2002 the Census Bureau issued four-page demographic profiles for Alabama; Alabama counties; cities, towns, and CDPs (census designated places); MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas); Indian reservations; and congressional districts. (Profiles for state legislative districts are not available.)
To access these 4 one-page profiles, go to http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml. Select Alabama, then in the dialog box type in the city or county you choose. Click Go.

The profiles provide data on these subjects:
Table DP-1 Selected Demographic Characteristics
Age and sex distribution
Race
Hispanic origin
Household relationship and type
Housing occupancy, and
Housing tenure (owner vs. renter)
 

Table DP-2 Selected Social Characteristics
School enrollment
Educational attainment
Marital status
Grandparents as caregivers
Veteran status
Disability status
Residence in 1985
Nativity and place of birth
Region of birth of foreign born
Language spoken at home
Ancestry

Table DP-3 Selected Economic Characteristics
Employment status
Commuting to work
Occupation
Industry
Class of worker
Income in 1999
Poverty status in 1999

Table DP-4 Selected Housing Characteristics
Units in structure
Year structure built
Year householder moved into unit
Vehicles available
House heating fuel
Selected characteristics
Occupants per room
Value
Mortgage status
Selected monthly owner costs
Gross rent

For More Information

An expanded profile of the subject material covered in the one-page Table DP-1, Selected Demographic Characteristics, is available from the Alabama State Data Center. The extensive six-page profile covering those demographic topics is available for census geographies in Alabama, including census tracts. There is a small fee for each six-page report. Call 205-348-6191.

The one-page Tables DP-2, DP-3, and DP-4 are drawn from the Census Bureau’s SF 3 file. Expanded profiles of the material covered in Tables DP-2, DP-3, and DP-4 will be available from the Alabama State Data Center in the near future.