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People QuickFacts |
Lee County |
Alabama |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
133,010 | 4,661,900 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
15.5% | 4.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
115,124 | 4,447,355 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.0% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
22.5% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
8.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
73.8% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
23.2% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.8% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
2.0% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
72.0% | 68.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.1% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.1% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.4% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.9% | 19.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
18,948 | 945,705 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.6 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
61,042 | 2,137,018 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.1% | 72.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.3% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,100 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
45,702 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.42 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$39,719 | $40,596 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,158 | $18,189 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.3% | 16.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lee County |
Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
2,315 | 103,4601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
39,325 | 1,713,3991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
21.9% | 3.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
7,932 | 293,874 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,216 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.7% | 9.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.1% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,651,273 | 66,686,220 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,013,341 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,617 | $9,771 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
139,484 | 4,692,297 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,503 | 25,845 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
677,987 | 47,889,2901 |