The 1990 United States Census

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
*** Alabama
Total population……………………………….. 4,040,587
SEX
Male…………………………………………….. 1,936,162
Female…………………………………………… 2,104,425
AGE
Under 5 years…………………………………….. 283,295
5 to 17 years…………………………………….. 775,493
18 to 20 years……………………………………. 205,557
21 to 24 years……………………………………. 237,778
25 to 44 years……………………………………. 1,232,067
45 to 54 years……………………………………. 419,421
55 to 59 years……………………………………. 183,677
60 to 64 years……………………………………. 180,310
65 to 74 years……………………………………. 301,218
75 to 84 years……………………………………. 173,264
85 years and over…………………………………. 48,507
Median age……………………………………….. 33.0
Under 18 years………………………………………. 1,058,788
Percent of total population………………………… 26.2
65 years and over……………………………………. 522,989
Percent of total population………………………… 12.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households…………………………………….. 1,506,790
Family households (families)……………………….. 1,103,835
Married-couple families…………………………. 858,327
Percent of total households…………………… 57.0
Other family, male householder…………………… 44,288
Other family, female householder…………………. 201,220
Nonfamily households………………………………. 402,955
Percent of total households…………………… 26.7
Householder living alone………………………… 358,078
Householder 65 years and over…………………. 154,191
Persons living in households……………………….. 3,948,185
Persons per household……………………………… 2.62
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters……………………. 92,402
Institutionalized persons……………………….. 51,583
Other persons in group quarters………………….. 40,819
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White……………………………………………. 2,975,797
Black……………………………………………. 1,020,705
Percent of total population…