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Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

50,247

100

In labor force

30,903

61.5

Civilian labor force

30,862

61.4

Employed

29,280

58.3

Unemployed

1,582

3.1

Percent of civilian labor force

5.1

(X)

Armed Forces

41

0.1

Not in labor force

19,344

38.5

Females 16 years and over

26,269

100

In labor force

14,036

53.4

Civilian labor force

14,034

53.4

Employed

13,176

50.2

Own children under 6 years

5,052

100

All parents in family in labor force

2,832

56.1

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

28,637

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

23,236

81.1

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

3,874

13.5

Public transportation (including taxicab)

64

0.2

Walked

386

1.3

Other means

236

0.8

Worked at home

841

2.9

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

23.9

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

29,280

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

5,759

19.7

Service occupations

3,119

10.7

Sales and office occupations

5,439

18.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

456

1.6

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

3,583

12.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

10,924

37.3

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1,102

3.8

Construction

2,046

7

Manufacturing

11,599

39.6

Wholesale trade

720

2.5

Retail trade

2,697

9.2

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

1,448

4.9

Information

489

1.7

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

899

3.1

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

890

3

Educational, health and social services

3,756

12.8

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

1,642

5.6

Other services (except public administration)

1,197

4.1

Public administration

795

2.7

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

23,597

80.6

Government workers

2,973

10.2

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

2,545

8.7

Unpaid family workers

165

0.6

INCOME IN 1999

Households

25,147

100

Less than $10,000

3,745

14.9

$10,000 to $14,999

2,363

9.4

$15,000 to $24,999

4,384

17.4

$25,000 to $34,999

3,921

15.6

$35,000 to $49,999

4,314

17.2

$50,000 to $74,999

4,048

16.1

$75,000 to $99,999

1,284

5.1

$100,000 to $149,999

663

2.6

$150,000 to $199,999

154

0.6

$200,000 or more

271

1.1

Median household income (dollars)

30,137

(X)

With earnings

19,206

76.4

Mean earnings (dollars)

41,347

(X)

With Social Security income

7,398

29.4

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,571

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

1,678

6.7

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,417

(X)

With public assistance income

515

2

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,651

(X)

With retirement income

3,619

14.4

Mean retirement income (dollars)

11,590

(X)

Families

18,574

100

Less than $10,000

1,376

7.4

$10,000 to $14,999

1,364

7.3

$15,000 to $24,999

3,183

17.1

$25,000 to $34,999

3,122

16.8

$35,000 to $49,999

3,691

19.9

$50,000 to $74,999

3,741

20.1

$75,000 to $99,999

1,134

6.1

$100,000 to $149,999

592

3.2

$150,000 to $199,999

122

0.7

$200,000 or more

249

1.3

Median family income (dollars)

35,801

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

15,818

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

28,878

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

19,103

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

2,175

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11.7

With related children under 18 years

1,412

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.6

With related children under 5 years

631

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

18.4

Families with female householder, no husband present

722

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

30.1

With related children under 18 years

581

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

39.8

With related children under 5 years

225

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

53.3

Individuals

9,791

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.4

18 years and over

6,843

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

14.3

65 years and over

1,713

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

20.5

Related children under 18 years

2,884

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

18.6

Related children 5 to 17 years

1,991

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

17.7

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

2,768

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

33.3

DeKalb County People QuickFacts

Population, 2008 estimate

68,515

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008

6.3%

Population, 2000

64,454

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

17.9%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

7.3%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

24.7%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

14.6%

Female persons, percent, 2008

50.7%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

95.6%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)

2.0%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.8%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.3%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)

0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

1.3%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)

10.2%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

85.7%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000

60.2%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

4.1%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

6.6%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

63.8%

Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

8.3%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

15,134

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

23.9

Housing units, 2008

29,087

Homeownership rate, 2000

78.7%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

5.9%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$67,200

Households, 2000

25,113

Persons per household, 2000

2.53

Per capita money income, 1999

$15,818

Median household income, 2007

$35,558

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

18.4%

Geography QuickFacts

DeKalb County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

778

Persons per square mile, 2000

82.8

FIPS Code

49

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Fort Payne , AL Micro Area

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

1,216

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

20,741

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

-1.4%%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

4,863

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

1,487,570

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

445,468

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$6,778

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

4.0%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

21.7%

47

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

419,264

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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

14,045

100

Nursery school, preschool

914

6.5

Kindergarten

976

6.9

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

7,214

51.4

High school (grades 9-12)

3,245

23.1

College or graduate school

1,696

12.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

42,740

100

Less than 9th grade

6,157

14.4

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

9,312

21.8

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

14,549

34

Some college, no degree

7,183

16.8

Associate degree

2,011

4.7

Bachelor's degree

2,095

4.9

Graduate or professional degree

1,433

3.4

Percent high school graduate or higher

63.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

8.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

51,178

100

Never married

8,414

16.4

Now married, except separated

32,147

62.8

Separated

964

1.9

Widowed

4,129

8.1

Female

3,472

6.8

Divorced

5,524

10.8

Female

2,933

5.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

1,068

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

568

53.2

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

48,518

100

Civilian veterans

5,320

11

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

14,069

100

With a disability

1,116

7.9

Population 21 to 64 years

36,985

100

With a disability

9,517

25.7

Percent employed

52.5

(X)

No disability

27,468

74.3

Percent employed

77.1

(X)

Population 65 years and over

8,375

100

With a disability

4,501

53.7

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

60,078

100

Same house in 1995

36,194

60.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

23,027

38.3

Same county

13,844

23

Different county

9,183

15.3

Same state

5,239

8.7

Different state

3,944

6.6

Elsewhere in 1995

857

1.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

64,452

100

Native

61,804

95.9

Born in United States

61,528

95.5

State of residence

46,642

72.4

Different state

14,886

23.1

Born outside United States

276

0.4

Foreign born

2,648

4.1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,866

2.9

Naturalized citizen

424

0.7

Not a citizen

2,224

3.5

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

2,648

100

Europe

136

5.1

Asia

130

4.9

Africa

10

0.4

Oceania

8

0.3

Latin America

2,349

88.7

Northern America

15

0.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

60,078

100

English only

56,131

93.4

Language other than English

3,947

6.6

Speak English less than 'very well

2,537

4.2

Spanish

3,319

5.5

Speak English less than "very well"

2,398

4

Other Indo-European languages

463

0.8

Speak English less than "very well"

107

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

117

0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

23

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ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

64,452

100

Total ancestries reported

45,409

70.5

Arab

49

0.1

Czech1

35

0.1

Danish

17

0

Dutch

658

1

English

4,477

6.9

French (except Basque)1

584

0.9

French Canadian1

73

0.1

German

2,837

4.4

Greek

12

0

Hungarian

24

0

Irish1

5,685

8.8

Italian

459

0.7

Lithuanian

13

0

Norwegian

116

0.2

Polish

184

0.3

Portuguese

1

0

Russian

18

0

Scotch-Irish

942

1.5

Scottish

527

0.8

Slovak

0

0

Subsaharan African

17

0

Swedish

118

0.2

Swiss

42

0.1

Ukrainian

24

0

United States or American

17,531

27.2

Welsh

208

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

28

0

Other ancestries

10,730

16.6