Bessemer City School District, AL (0100330) DP1 General Demographic Characteristics

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Bessemer City School District, AL (0100330)
-- DP1 General Demographic Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of general demographic characteristics for Bessemer City School District, AL based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections Social Characteristics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
GENDER AND AGE
Total population	28,993	100.0
Male	13,053	45.0
Female	15,940	55.0

Under 5 years	2,413	8.3
5 to 9 years	1,957	6.7
10 to 14 years	1,198	4.1
15 to 19 years	1,834	6.3
20 to 24 years	1,832	6.3
25 to 34 years	4,105	14.2
35 to 44 years	3,655	12.6
45 to 54 years	3,737	12.9
55 to 59 years	1,898	6.5
60 to 64 years	1,676	5.8
65 to 74 years	2,249	7.8
75 to 84 years	1,743	6.0
85 years and over	696	2.4

Median age (years)	38.3

18 years and over	22,270	76.8
21 years and over	21,354	73.7
62 years and over	5,707	19.7
65 years and over	4,688	16.2

18 years and over	22,270	76.8
Male	9,820	33.9
Female	12,450	42.9

65 years and over	4,688	16.2
Male	1,726	6.0
Female	2,962	10.2

RACE
Total population	28,993	100.0
One race	28,902	99.7
Two or more races	91	0.3

One race	28,902	99.7
White	8,051	27.8
Black or African American	20,372	70.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	39	0.1
Cherokee tribal grouping	0	0.0
Chippewa tribal grouping	0	0.0
Navajo tribal grouping	0	0.0
Sioux tribal grouping	0	0.0
Asian	180	0.6
Asian Indian	38	0.1
Chinese	54	0.2
Filipino	18	0.1
Japanese	0	0.0
Korean	29	0.1
Vietnamese	41	0.1
Other Asian	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Some other race	260	0.9
Two or more races	91	0.3
White and Black or African American	5	0.0
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.1
White and Asian	0	0.0
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
Total population	28,993	100.0
White	8,142	28.1
Black or African American	20,420	70.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	125	0.4
Asian	180	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Some other race	260	0.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,993	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,018	3.5
Mexican	630	2.2
Puerto Rican	101	0.3
Cuban	96	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	191	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,975	96.5
White alone	7,588	26.2
Black or African American alone	20,077	69.2
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39	0.1
Asian alone	180	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0	0.0
Some other race alone	0	0.0
Two or more races	91	0.3
Two races including Some other race	0	0.0
Two races excl Some other race & three or more races	91	0.3

Total housing units	14,681	100.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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