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Data & Statistics

COUNTY POPULATION 2010 2000 1990 1980
Black Belt Area Total 196,413 225,830 227,023 236,034
Marengo County 21,027 22,539 23,084 25,047
HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME Households (2010) Median Income (2010) Per Capita Income (2010)
Black Belt Area Total 73,819 $28,656 $15,826
Marengo County 8,494 $32,940 $18,323
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT No. Percent
Population 25 years and over 13,985 100
Less than 9th grade 936 6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,904 13.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,264 37.6
Some college, no degree 2,614 18.7
Associate degree 769 5.5
Bachelor's degree 1,719 12.3
Graduate or professional degree 779 5.6
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 79.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 17.9
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS No. Percent
Population 16 years and over 16,491 100
In labor force 8,482 51.4
Civilian labor force 8,453 51.3
Employed 7,524 45.8
Unemployed 929 5.8
Percent of civilian labor force (X) 11.0
Armed Forces 29 0.2
Not in labor force 8,009 48.6
     
Females 16 years and over 8,850 100.0
In labor force 4,424 50.0
Civilian labor force 4,424 50.0
Employed 3,996 45.2
 
COMMUTING TO WORK No. Percent
Workers 16 years and over 7,256 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 6,023 83.0
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 905 12.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0
Other means 76 1.0
Walked 121 1.7
Worked at home 131 1.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.1 (X)
 
OCCUPATION No. Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,524 100.0
Management, business, science, and arts 2,163 28.7
Service occupations 1,078 14.3
Sales and office occupations 1,514 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,126 15.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,643 21.8
 
INDUSTRY No. Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 354 4.7
Construction 495 6.6
Manufacturing 1,566 20.87
Wholesale trade 213 2.6
Retail trade 950 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 425 5.6
Information 21 0.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 370 4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 243 3.2
Educational, health and social services 1,787 23.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 465 6.2
Other services (except public administration) 398 5.3
Public administration 237 3.1
 
Source: US Census 2010
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