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Data & Statistics

COUNTY POPULATION 2010 2000 1990 1980
Black Belt Area Total 196,413 225,830 227,023 236,034
Dallas County 43,820 46,365 48,130 53,981
HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME Households (2010) Median Income (2010) Per Capita Income (2010)
Black Belt Area Total 73,819 $28,656 $15,826
Dallas County 16,795 $26,029 $16,646
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT No. Percent
Population 25 years and over 28,045 100
Less than 9th grade 1,982 7.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,512 16.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,262 36.6
Some college, no degree 5,062 18.0
Associate degree 2,225 5.6
Bachelor's degree 2,443 8.2
Graduate or professional degree 1,694 6.0
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 76.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 14.3
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS No. Percent
Population 16 years and over 33,519 100
In labor force 18,168 54.1
Civilian labor force 18,138 54.1
Employed 15,373 45.9
Unemployed 2,765 8.2
Percent of civilian labor force 18,138 (X)
Armed Forces 30 0.1
Not in labor force 15,351 45.8
     
Females 16 years and over    
In labor force 9,079 48.8
Civilian labor force 9,058 48.7
Employed 7,664 41.2
 
COMMUTING TO WORK No. Percent
Workers 16 years and over 15,102 100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 12,712 84.2
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,763 11.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13 0.1
Other means 256 1.7
Walked 204 1.4
Worked at home 154 1.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.7 (X)
 
OCCUPATION No. Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,373 100
Management, business, science, and arts 3,879 25.2
Service occupations 2,466 16.0
Sales and office occupations 3,381 22.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,695 11.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,952 25.7
 
INDUSTRY No. Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 259 1.7
Construction 995 6.5
Manufacturing 3,246 21.1
Wholesale trade 330 2.1
Retail trade 1,762 11.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 839 5.5
Information 149 1.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 584 3.8
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 785 5.1
Educational, health and social services 3,348 21.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 695 4.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,201 7.8
Public administration 1,180 7.7
 
Source: US Census 2010
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