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Demographic Profile:
Alapaha
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Contents
• Decennial 2010 Profile
• Technical Notes, Decennial Profile
• ACS 2010-14 Profile
• Technical Notes, ACS Profile
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ALAPAHA
Decennial 2010 Profile
Sex and Age
Alapaha
85 and over
Males
80−84
Females
75−79
70−74
65−69
60−64
55−59
50−54
45−49
40−44
35−39
30−34
25−29
20−24
15−19
10−14
5−9
Under 5
40
20
0
20
40
Georgia
85 and over
Males
80−84
Females
75−79
70−74
65−69
60−64
55−59
50−54
45−49
40−44
35−39
30−34
25−29
20−24
15−19
10−14
5−9
Under 5
400,000
200,000
0
2
200,000
400,000
ALAPAHA
Race and Latino Origin
Alapaha
0%3%1%
35%
Non−Hispanic White
Non−Hispanic Black
Non−Hispanic Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Other
61%
Georgia
9%
2%
3%
Non−Hispanic White
Non−Hispanic Black
Non−Hispanic Asian
56%
30%
Hispanic/Latino
Other
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ALAPAHA
Housing Tenure
Alapaha
20%
22%
Owner−occupied with mortgage
Owner−occupied free and clear
Renter−occupied
Vacant
24%
34%
Georgia
12%
43%
Owner−occupied with mortgage
Owner−occupied free and clear
Renter−occupied
30%
Vacant
15%
4
ALAPAHA
Households by Type
Alapaha
37%
38%
Husband−wife family
Single−headed family
Non−family
25%
Georgia
31%
Husband−wife family
48%
Single−headed family
Non−family
21%
5
ALAPAHA
Children by Household Type
Alapaha
1%
21%
39%
Own parent(s), husband−wife family
Own parent, single−parent family
Other relative
Non−relative or group quarters
40%
Georgia
2%
12%
Own parent(s), husband−wife family
Own parent, single−parent family
Other relative
28%
57%
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Non−relative or group quarters
ALAPAHA
SEX AND AGE
Total population
Under 5 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 to 49 years
50 to 54 years
55 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 69 years
70 to 74 years
75 to 79 years
80 to 84 years
85 years and over
Number
668
44
41
45
50
34
37
39
44
40
46
48
44
39
40
34
21
12
10
Percent
100.0%
6.6%
6.1%
6.7%
7.5%
5.1%
5.5%
5.8%
6.6%
6.0%
6.9%
7.2%
6.6%
5.8%
6.0%
5.1%
3.1%
1.8%
1.5%
Median age (years)
40.0
(X)
16 years and over
18 years and over
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
526
510
480
139
117
78.7%
76.3%
71.9%
20.8%
17.5%
Male population
Under 5 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 to 49 years
50 to 54 years
55 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 69 years
70 to 74 years
75 to 79 years
80 to 84 years
85 years and over
306
21
17
24
31
18
12
16
24
17
21
20
17
16
17
13
9
8
5
45.8%
3.1%
2.5%
3.6%
4.6%
2.7%
1.8%
2.4%
3.6%
2.5%
3.1%
3.0%
2.5%
2.4%
2.5%
1.9%
1.3%
1.2%
0.7%
Median age (years)
38.0
(X)
16 years and over
18 years and over
21 years and over
234
35.0%
227
34.0%
210
31.4%
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ALAPAHA
SEX AND AGE (Continued)
62 years and over
65 years and over
Number
57
52
Percent
8.5%
7.8%
Female population
Under 5 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 to 49 years
50 to 54 years
55 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 69 years
70 to 74 years
75 to 79 years
80 to 84 years
85 years and over
362
23
24
21
19
16
25
23
20
23
25
28
27
23
23
21
12
4
5
54.2%
3.4%
3.6%
3.1%
2.8%
2.4%
3.7%
3.4%
3.0%
3.4%
3.7%
4.2%
4.0%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
1.8%
0.6%
0.7%
Median age (years)
42.6
(X)
16 years and over
18 years and over
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
292
283
270
82
65
43.7%
42.4%
40.4%
12.3%
9.7%
RACE
Number
Percent
668
100.0%
665
99.6%
242
36.2%
411
61.5%
1
0.1%
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
10
1.5%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.3%
0
0.0%
Total population
One Race
White
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Asian Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander
Some Other Race
Two or More Races
White; American Indian and Alaska Native
White; Asian
White; Black or African American
White; Some Other Race
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ALAPAHA
RACE (Continued)
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
Asian
Some Other Race
Number
244
414
2
1
0
10
36.5%
62.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
1.5%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
Total population
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
668
23
17
3
1
2
645
Percent
100.0%
3.4%
2.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
96.6%
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population
Hispanic or Latino
White alone
Black or African American alone
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Asian alone
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
Some Other Race alone
Two or More Races
White alone
Asian alone
Some Other Race alone
Two or More Races
Number
668
23
9
4
0
0
0
10
0
645
233
407
1
1
0
0
3
Percent
100.0%
3.4%
1.3%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
96.6%
34.9%
60.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
RELATIONSHIP
Total population
In households
Householder
Spouse
Child
Own child under 18 years
Other relatives
Under 18 years
65 years and over
Nonrelatives
Under 18 years
65 years and over
Number
668
668
290
107
200
124
58
33
5
13
1
2
Percent
100.0%
100.0%
43.4%
16.0%
29.9%
18.6%
8.7%
4.9%
0.7%
1.9%
0.1%
0.3%
10
1.5%
Unmarried partner
In group quarters
Institutionalized population
Male
Female
Noninstitutionalized population
Percent
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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ALAPAHA
RELATIONSHIP (Continued)
Male
Female
Number
0
0
Percent
0.0%
0.0%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
Family households (families)
With own children under 18 years
Husband-wife family
Male householder, no wife present
Female householder, no husband present
Nonfamily households
Householder living alone
Male
65 years and over
Female
65 years and over
Number
290
180
64
107
32
8
1
65
31
110
102
48
13
54
22
Percent
100.0%
62.1%
22.1%
36.9%
11.0%
2.8%
0.3%
22.4%
10.7%
37.9%
35.2%
16.6%
4.5%
18.6%
7.6%
78
86
26.9%
29.7%
2.30
3.03
(X)
(X)
Number
364
290
74
12
2
6
5
6
43
Percent
100.0%
79.7%
20.3%
3.3%
0.5%
1.6%
1.4%
1.6%
11.8%
2.8
11.8
(X)
(X)
Number
290
202
461
2.28
88
207
2.35
Percent
100.0%
69.7%
(X)
(X)
30.3%
(X)
(X)
Households with individuals under 18 years
Households with individuals 65 years and over
Average household size
Average family size
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
Occupied housing units
Vacant housing units
For rent
Rented, not occupied
For sale only
Sold, not occupied
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
All other vacants
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied housing units
Population in owner-occupied housing units
Average household size of owner-occupied units
Renter-occupied housing units
Population in renter-occupied housing units
Average household size of renter-occupied units
Notes:
∞
Data could not be computed (see Technical Notes).
Report prepared by Emory University’s Policy Analysis Laboratory and
Terra Cognita Consulting, LLC in cooperation with Neighborhood Nexus.
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Technical Notes, Decennial Profile
This report features demographic profiles based on the Census Bureaus 2010 Census of Population and Housing. These profiles follow precisely the order, format, and content of the DP-1 profiles available via the Census
Bureaus American Fact Finder online system.
Why is there so much less data in this report than in the 2000 Demographic Profiles?
The short answer is that the 2010 Census form asked only 10 questions, and that many items of interest (e.g.
income, educational attainment, employment status, rents paid) no longer appear on the questionnaire.
A longer answer involves a bit of history to understand recent changes in how the Census Bureau collects data.
First, it is worth noting that the decennial census is a constitutional requirement– Article I, Section 2 requires an
enumeration of inhabitants once every 10 years to determine apportionment of the House of Representatives. But
the only constitutional requirement is the count itself; the government has long seen fit to gather other data about the
nation as an add-on to this process. Indeed, from 1940 until 2000, the Census Bureau actually conducted a census
(counting of the entire population) simultaneously with a survey (measuring a sample of the population) simultaneously: most households received a ”short form” with basic questions (e.g. age, sex, race), while a ”long form” with
everything contained on the ”short form” plus many other topics (e.g. educational attainment, occupation, income)
was administered to a sample of households (varied by year and other factors, but roughly 1 in 7 households).
Because the decennial census takes place only once every ten years, it provides a single ”snapshot” of the
country. But policymakers wanted to have more timely data, so the Census Bureau moved to a new ”continuous
measurement” model followed by the American Community Survey (ACS), which had its nationwide launch in 2005.
The ACS is a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau on a continuous, rolling basis. It is intended
to replace the ”long form” that has been a component of the decennial census for the last several decades.
So will the most recent ACS fill in for the missing 2010 data?
Though the ACS is intended to replace the decennial long form, it is not a direct substitute. The two differ in
many important ways, but we will focus on a few key points.
First, as mentioned above, the ”continuous measurement” model means that the ACS is not a snapshot for any
particular point in time. So while the decennial census measured where people lived on Census Day (historically
April 1st of years ending in 0), the ACS looks at where people live on the day they are surveyed. For example,
ACS income measures look at the 12-month period preceding the survey date, while the decennial looked at the
previous calendar year. Second, the ACS sample is much smaller than that of the decennial census: roughly 2.5%
each year. Even pooling the data over a 5-year period yields a combined sample of only about 12.5%, considerably
smaller than the roughly 16.7% sampled in the decennial census; the implications of this smaller sample on the
margin of error for estimates is discussed below. Third, the pooling across years required to yield a decent-sized
sample for smaller areas creates complications for interpretation. Whereas the decennial census allowed one to
say, ”on April 1, 2000, X% of the population in region Y was unemployed,” we must now say ”over the course of the
period 2005-2009, on average X% of the population in region Y was unemployed.”
When faced with a period of rapid change such as the onset of the ”Great Recession,” having a pooled estimate
over a 5-year period is much less helpful than having a firm snapshot at a single point in time. So while the ACS
has been of great help to policymakers interested in the effects of the Great Recession on large geographies such
as states, counties, and major cities (areas for which 1-year or 3-year estimates are available), it has created new
challenges for people interested in small cities and neighborhoods within larger cities.
To learn more about the ACS, how to use it, and how it differs from the decennial census, please refer to the
1
Census Bureau’s publication A Compass for Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What
General Data Users Need to Know.
How do you estimate medians, and why cannot they be estimated all of the time?
The median is that value that marks the 50% line in a population: 50% of the population is above the median
and 50% is below. With individual level data, one can simply sort the data and find the middle value (if the number
of items is odd) or take the average of the two middlemost values (if the number of items is even). However, the
Census Bureau reports grouped data, e.g. how many households fall into a particular income range. Estimating
medians from grouped data involves finding the range that contains the middlemost value, then estimating the point
within that range that the middlemost value would occupy. The median cannot be estimated if it falls within a range
lacking a minimum or maximum value.
Why do you note that some figures are based on tract-level data?
The Census Bureau reports most of the data used in this report at the census block level, a very granular level
of geography. However, some data are reported only for census tracts, which are generally much larger. Because
the geographic areas in this report are built from blocks, data reported only for tracts must be re-estimated to the
block level. We do this by assigning tract-level data to blocks based on the proportion of the tract population residing
within each block comprising that tract.
Why do you note that certain fields in this report may differ slightly from DP-1 totals?
A very small number of data fields were reported differently in the SF1 release (where block-level data are made
available) and in the DP-1 release (data released no lower than the tract. For example, the question of whether
Chinese and Taiwanese are the same nationality was handled differently in the two releases. Though minor, these
differences are flagged in our reports.
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ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
Percent without a High School Diploma or GED
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Note: Bars represent the margin of error around each estimated value.
2
Georgia
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ALAPAHA
Percent Foreign-Born
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Percent Speaking a Language other than English at Home
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
3
Georgia
ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
Percent Owner-Occupied
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units
500,000
400,000
Dollars
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
4
Southern Georgia
Georgia
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ALAPAHA
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
100
80
Rate
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Rental Vacancy Rate
100
80
Rate
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
5
Georgia
ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
Percent of Homeowners for whom Selected Monthly Owner Costs Exceed 30% of Income
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Percent of Housing Units Built Since 2000
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
6
Georgia
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ALAPAHA
Percent of Persons Living outside Home County 1 Year Earlier
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Median Household Income
160,000
Dollars
120,000
80,000
40,000
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
7
Southern Georgia
Georgia
ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
Percent Civilian Unemployed
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
Georgia
Percent in Poverty
100
80
Percent
60
40
20
0
Alapaha
Berrien County
Southern Georgia
8
Georgia
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ALAPAHA
Selected Social Characteristics
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
Family households (families)
Married-couple family
Male householder, no wife present, family
Female householder, no husband present, family
Householder living alone
65 years and over
Estimate
231
148
67
70
31
17
0
61
36
83
71
31
Margin of Error
±63
±47
±40
±30
±25
±22
±13
±31
±28
±40
±38
±29
Percent
231
64.1%
29.0%
30.3%
13.4%
7.4%
0.0%
26.4%
15.6%
35.9%
30.7%
13.4%
Margin of Error
(X)
±10.4
±15.3
±10.0
±10.2
±9.3
±5.6
±11.3
±11.4
±14.3
±14.2
±12.0
93
87
±37
±39
40.3%
37.7%
±11.7
±13.4
2.96
3.85
±0.10
±1.57
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households
Householder
Spouse
Child
Other relatives
Nonrelatives
Unmarried partner
Estimate
684
231
70
266
86
31
20
Margin of Error
±188
±62
±28
±119
±64
±23
±17
Percent
684
33.8%
10.2%
38.9%
12.6%
4.5%
2.9%
Margin of Error
(X)
±12.9
±3.0
±13.7
±8.7
±3.1
±2.4
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
Estimate
160
48
74
2
0
36
Margin of Error
±55
±31
±32
±3
±13
±27
Percent
160
30.0%
46.3%
1.3%
0.0%
22.5%
Margin of Error
(X)
±16.4
±11.9
±1.8
±8.1
±15.0
380
190
87
37
23
43
±113
±83
±33
±37
±28
±35
380
50.0%
22.9%
9.7%
6.1%
11.3%
(X)
±16.0
±5.3
±9.3
±7.1
±8.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
Average household size
Average family size
Females 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth
in the past 12 months
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
Per 1,000 unmarried women
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
Estimate
9
0
Margin of Error
±13
0
0
0
0
0
0
±13
±76
±53
±634
±128
±255
Percent
0
Margin of Error
(X)
.%
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
±.
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years
Responsible for grandchildren
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year
1 or 2 years
3 or 4 years
5 or more years
Estimate
31
Margin of Error
±24
19
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female
Who are married
31
Margin of Error
(X)
±18
61.3%
±33.5
0
0
0
19
±18
±13
±13
±18
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
61.3%
±59.3
±41.9
±41.9
±33.5
19
±18
19
(X)
19
0
±18
±13
100.0%
0.0%
±0.0
±68.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
Nursery school, preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
College or graduate school
Estimate
210
2
17
95
39
57
Margin of Error
±112
±5
±19
±68
±30
±63
Percent
210
1.0%
8.1%
45.2%
18.6%
27.1%
Margin of Error
(X)
±2.3
±8.0
±21.6
±10.3
±26.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than 9th grade
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college, no degree
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate or professional degree
Estimate
424
34
29
152
98
71
24
16
Margin of Error
±109
±47
±25
±61
±40
±39
±25
±33
Percent
424
8.0%
6.8%
35.8%
23.1%
16.7%
5.7%
3.8%
Margin of Error
(X)
±10.9
±5.7
±11.0
±7.5
±8.2
±5.6
±7.8
85.1%
9.4%
±30.9
±9.4
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
Estimate
526
28
Margin of Error
±146
±17
Percent
526
5.3%
Margin of Error
(X)
±2.9
Estimate
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
Percent high school graduate or higher
Percent bachelor’s degree or higher
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
Civilian veterans
DISABILITY
STATUS OF THE
CIVILIAN
INSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
With a disability
NON-
Percent
684
87
±188
±46
684
12.7%
(X)
±5.8
Under 18 years
With a disability
158
5
±67
±24
158
3.2%
(X)
±15.3
18 to 64 years
With a disability
431
49
±101
±27
431
11.4%
(X)
±5.8
95
33
±42
±29
95
34.7%
(X)
±25.9
65 years and over
With a disability
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ALAPAHA
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county
Different county
Same state
Different state
Abroad
Estimate
684
652
32
23
9
9
0
0
Margin of Error
±188
±181
±35
±30
±18
±13
±13
±13
Percent
684
95.3%
4.7%
3.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±3.7
±5.0
±4.3
±2.7
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population
Native
Born in United States
State of residence
Different state
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to
American parent(s)
Foreign born
Estimate
684
682
682
538
144
0
Margin of Error
±188
±188
±178
±153
±91
±13
Percent
684
99.7%
99.7%
78.7%
21.1%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±2.1
±37.8
±5.7
±12.0
±1.9
2
±4
0.3%
±0.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population
Naturalized U.S. citizen
Not a U.S. citizen
Estimate
Margin of Error
±4
±13
±4
Percent
2
0
2
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States
Estimate
Margin of Error
±4
Percent
2
Native
Entered 2010 or later
Entered before 2010
0
0
0
Foreign born
Entered 2010 or later
Entered before 2010
Margin of Error
(X)
±650.0
±0.0
2
Margin of Error
(X)
±26
±13
±23
0
.%
.%
(X)
±.
±.
2
0
2
±4
±13
±19
2
0.0%
100.0%
(X)
±650.0
±919.2
2
Margin of Error
±4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born
at sea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
Northern America
Estimate
0
0
0
0
2
0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
English only
Language other than English
Speak English less than ’very well’
Spanish
Other Indo-European languages
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
Other languages
Estimate
671
641
30
4
30
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
2
0.0%
100.0%
Percent
2
Margin of Error
(X)
±13
±13
±13
±13
±4
±13
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
±650.0
±650.0
±650.0
±650.0
±0.0
±650.0
Margin of Error
±186
±162
±47
±77
±26
±37
±23
±39
±23
±39
±23
±39
Percent
671
95.5%
4.5%
0.6%
4.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±35.8
±6.9
±11.5
±3.7
±5.5
±3.4
±5.8
±3.4
±5.8
±3.4
±5.8
ALAPAHA
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ANCESTRY
Total population
American
Arab
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
French (except Basque)
French Canadian
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Scotch-Irish
Scottish
Slovak
Subsaharan African
Swedish
Swiss
Ukranian
Welsh
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
Estimate
684
217
7
0
0
3
57
6
0
25
0
0
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
22
0
0
0
0
2
Margin of Error
±188
±100
±12
±13
±13
±6
±73
±9
±13
±22
±13
±13
±81
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±30
±13
±13
±13
±13
±4
Percent
684
31.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
8.3%
0.9%
0.0%
3.7%
0.0%
0.0%
14.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
0.0%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
Margin of Error
(X)
±11.7
±1.7
±1.9
±1.9
±0.9
±10.4
±1.3
±1.9
±3.1
±1.9
±1.9
±11.2
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.8
±1.9
±4.3
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±0.6
Selected Economic Characteristics
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
Estimate
526
232
232
211
21
0
294
Margin of Error
±146
±87
±87
±84
±68
±58
±98
Percent
526
44.1%
44.1%
40.1%
4.0%
0.0%
55.9%
Margin of Error
(X)
±11.0
±11.0
±11.4
±12.9
±11.1
±10.2
232
9.1%
±87
±29.2
232
(X)
(X)
(X)
Females 16 years and over
In labor force
Employed
371
144
144
129
±110
±73
±73
±71
371
38.8%
38.8%
34.8%
(X)
±16.1
±16.1
±16.0
Own children under 6 years
All parents in family in labor force
16
13
±17
±26
16
81.3%
(X)
±135.7
Own children 6 to 17 years
All parents in family in labor force
117
68
±75
±66
117
58.1%
(X)
±41.9
Percent Unemployed
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COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van – drove alone
Car, truck, or van – carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
ALAPAHA
Estimate
209
174
25
3
7
0
0
Margin of Error
±80
±72
±25
±5
±12
±13
±13
Percent
209
83.3%
12.0%
1.4%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±13.1
±11.1
±2.3
±5.6
±6.2
±6.2
28.3
±3.6
(X)
(X)
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, business, science, arts occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
Estimate
211
56
19
83
9
Margin of Error
±84
±33
±14
±56
±18
Percent
211
26.5%
9.0%
39.3%
4.3%
Margin of Error
(X)
±11.5
±5.7
±21.5
±8.2
44
±26
20.9%
±8.9
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative
and waste management services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and
food services
Other services, except public administration
Public administration
Estimate
211
8
9
37
13
31
7
0
0
16
Margin of Error
±84
±18
±18
±21
±24
±31
±9
±18
±18
±26
Percent
211
3.8%
4.3%
17.5%
6.2%
14.7%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
7.6%
Margin of Error
(X)
±8.2
±8.2
±7.4
±11.0
±13.3
±4.0
±8.7
±8.7
±12.2
42
8
±33
±10
19.9%
3.8%
±13.3
±4.6
0
40
±18
±37
0.0%
19.0%
±8.7
±15.9
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
Unpaid family workers
Estimate
211
142
53
8
8
Margin of Error
±84
±57
±40
±15
±18
Percent
211
67.3%
25.1%
3.8%
3.8%
Margin of Error
(X)
±5.0
±15.9
±7.1
±8.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
13
ALAPAHA
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED
DOLLARS)
Total households
Less than $10,000
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 or more
Median household income (dollars)
Mean household income (dollars)
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Estimate
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
231
43
12
49
27
19
47
15
15
4
0
30,221
40,953
±63
±28
±11
±33
±25
±22
±31
±20
±17
±7
±13
±13,948
±8,986
231
18.6%
5.2%
21.2%
11.7%
8.2%
20.3%
6.5%
6.5%
1.7%
0.0%
(X)
(X)
(X)
±11.0
±4.5
±13.1
±10.2
±9.1
±12.3
±8.5
±7.2
±3.0
±5.6
(X)
(X)
142
51,715
87
15,133
32
21,159
±51
±13,098
±40
±2,687
±20
±7,044
61.5%
(X)
37.7%
(X)
13.9%
(X)
±14.4
(X)
±13.9
(X)
±7.8
(X)
7
8,057
8
800
57
±9
±14,185
±10
±790
±36
3.0%
(X)
3.5%
(X)
24.7%
±3.8
(X)
±4.2
(X)
±14.1
Families
Less than $10,000
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 or more
Median family income (dollars)
Mean family income (dollars)
148
8
10
11
22
23
40
15
15
4
0
48,750
55,320
±47
±12
±11
±11
±24
±24
±31
±20
±17
±7
±13
±19,361
±12,811
148
5.4%
6.8%
7.4%
14.9%
15.5%
27.0%
10.1%
10.1%
2.7%
0.0%
(X)
(X)
(X)
±7.9
±7.1
±7.3
±15.6
±15.2
±18.8
±13.1
±11.0
±4.7
±8.8
(X)
(X)
Per capita income (dollars)
15,718
±2,843
(X)
(X)
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
83
13,125
13,454
±40
±11,458
±4,870
83
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
Median earnings for workers (dollars)
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
26,957
45,962
±7,585
±15,864
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
26,385
±3,436
(X)
(X)
With earnings
Mean earnings (dollars)
With Social Security
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
With retirement income
Mean retirement income (dollars)
With Supplemental Security Income
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
With cash public assistance income
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months
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HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Civilian noninstitutionalized population
With health insurance coverage
With private health insurance
With public coverage
No health insurance coverage
ALAPAHA
Estimate
684
507
371
232
177
Margin of Error
±188
±129
±120
±71
±74
Percent
684
74.1%
54.2%
33.9%
25.9%
Margin of Error
(X)
±27.7
±9.2
±4.7
±8.1
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18
years
158
±67
158
(X)
30
±27
19.0%
±14.8
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years
In labor force:
Employed:
Unemployed:
Not in labor force:
431
224
203
173
171
11
30
21
6
0
6
15
207
109
74
47
98
±101
±84
±80
±72
±72
±11
±26
±25
±11
±13
±11
±22
±99
±50
±53
±26
±62
431
224
203
85.2%
84.2%
5.4%
14.8%
21
28.6%
0.0%
28.6%
71.4%
207
52.7%
35.7%
22.7%
47.3%
(X)
(X)
(X)
±11.4
±12.5
±5.0
±11.4
(X)
±39.8
±61.9
±39.8
±61.2
(X)
±34.9
±19.1
±6.3
±19.6
PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE
POVERTY LEVEL
All families
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
Married couple families
Families with female householder, no husband present
Estimate
All people
Under 18 years
Related children under 18 years
Related children under 5 years
Related children 5 to 17 years
18 years and over
18 to 64 years
65 years and over
Related people in families
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
14.2%
17.2%
0.0%
8.6%
5.7%
.%
24.6%
24.1%
0.0%
±9.8
±19.0
±225.2
±7.6
±7.5
±.
±20.3
±19.8
±130.0
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
21.9%
22.8%
22.8%
0.0%
24.8%
21.7%
20.0%
29.5%
15.4%
54.4%
±12.4
±27.6
±20.5
±173.2
±26.0
±7.6
±8.5
±16.3
±10.9
±19.5
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
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Selected Housing Characteristics
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
Vacant housing units
Estimate
320
231
89
Margin of Error
±71
±63
±35
Percent
320
72.2%
27.8%
Margin of Error
(X)
±11.4
±9.0
Homeowner vacancy rate
Rental vacancy rate
0.0
0.0
±8.7
±14.6
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Total housing units
1-unit, detached
1-unit, attached
2 units
3 or 4 units
5 to 9 units
10 to 19 units
20 or more units
Mobile home
Boat, RV, van, etc.
Estimate
320
131
0
22
11
3
0
0
153
0
Margin of Error
±71
±45
±13
±22
±18
±6
±13
±18
±52
±13
Percent
320
40.9%
0.0%
6.9%
3.4%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
47.8%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±10.7
±4.1
±6.7
±5.6
±1.9
±4.1
±5.7
±12.3
±4.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Total housing units
Built 2010 or later
Built 2000 to 2009
Built 1990 to 1999
Built 1980 to 1989
Built 1970 to 1979
Built 1960 to 1969
Built 1950 to 1959
Built 1940 to 1949
Built 1939 or earlier
Estimate
320
0
18
76
68
48
26
53
12
19
Margin of Error
±71
±13
±14
±39
±35
±27
±21
±36
±11
±20
Percent
320
0.0%
5.6%
23.7%
21.3%
15.0%
8.1%
16.6%
3.8%
5.9%
Margin of Error
(X)
±4.1
±4.2
±11.0
±9.9
±7.8
±6.3
±10.6
±3.3
±6.1
ROOMS
Total housing units
1 room
2 rooms
3 rooms
4 rooms
5 rooms
6 rooms
7 rooms
8 rooms
9 rooms or more
Median rooms
Estimate
320
3
0
6
71
66
35
78
26
35
5.9
Margin of Error
±71
±6
±13
±8
±41
±40
±23
±34
±22
±25
±0.9
Percent
320
0.9%
0.0%
1.9%
22.2%
20.6%
10.9%
24.4%
8.1%
10.9%
(X)
Margin of Error
(X)
±1.9
±4.1
±2.5
±11.8
±11.6
±6.8
±9.1
±6.6
±7.4
(X)
BEDROOMS
Total housing units
No bedroom
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
Estimate
320
6
11
92
167
30
14
Margin of Error
±71
±8
±18
±44
±51
±29
±13
Percent
320
1.9%
3.4%
28.7%
52.2%
9.4%
4.4%
Margin of Error
(X)
±2.5
±5.6
±12.2
±11.0
±8.8
±3.9
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HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
ALAPAHA
Estimate
231
150
81
Margin of Error
±63
±53
±40
Percent
231
64.9%
35.1%
Margin of Error
(X)
±14.6
±14.4
2.82
3.22
±0.48
±2.17
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Moved in 2010 or later
Moved in 2000 to 2009
Moved in 1969 or earlier
Estimate
231
41
85
32
31
33
9
Margin of Error
±63
±28
±40
±27
±22
±31
±12
Percent
231
17.7%
36.8%
13.9%
13.4%
14.3%
3.9%
Margin of Error
(X)
±11.0
±14.3
±11.2
±9.0
±12.8
±4.9
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
1 vehicle available
2 vehicles available
3 or more vehicles available
Estimate
231
14
93
74
50
Margin of Error
±63
±15
±39
±43
±35
Percent
231
6.1%
40.3%
32.0%
21.6%
Margin of Error
(X)
±6.4
±13.1
±16.3
±14.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Electricity
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Coal or coke
Wood
Solar energy
Other fuel
No fuel used
Estimate
231
9
24
198
0
0
0
0
0
0
Margin of Error
±63
±13
±18
±63
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
Percent
231
3.9%
10.4%
85.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±5.5
±7.3
±14.0
±5.6
±5.6
±5.6
±5.6
±5.6
±5.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
No telephone service available
Estimate
231
3
0
19
Margin of Error
±63
±6
±13
±19
Percent
231
1.3%
0.0%
8.2%
Margin of Error
(X)
±2.6
±5.6
±8.0
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
1.01 to 1.50
1.51 or more
Estimate
231
229
2
0
Margin of Error
±63
±66
±14
±26
Percent
231
99.1%
0.9%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±8.7
±6.0
±11.3
VALUE
Owner-occupied units
Less than $50,000
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 to $299,999
$300,000 to $499,999
$500,000 to $999,999
$1,000,000 or more
Median (dollars)
Estimate
150
74
51
18
0
3
4
0
0
50,600
Margin of Error
±53
±51
±31
±15
±18
±14
±15
±18
±13
±12,566
Percent
150
49.3%
34.0%
12.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
Margin of Error
(X)
±29.0
±17.1
±8.9
±12.3
±9.0
±9.8
±12.3
±8.7
(X)
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units
Housing units with a mortgage
Housing units without a mortgage
Estimate
150
56
94
Margin of Error
±53
±37
±40
Percent
150
37.3%
62.7%
Margin of Error
(X)
±20.8
±14.9
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage
Less than $300
$300 to $499
$500 to $699
$700 to $999
$1,000 to $1,499
$1,500 to $1,999
$2,000 or more
Median (dollars)
Estimate
56
0
8
23
15
10
0
0
625
Margin of Error
±37
±18
±18
±28
±15
±9
±13
±23
±304
Percent
56
0.0%
14.3%
41.1%
26.8%
17.9%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
Margin of Error
(X)
±32.8
±30.1
±41.8
±19.2
±12.0
±23.2
±40.2
(X)
94
0
2
40
32
20
342
±40
±13
±13
±26
±30
±23
±82
94
0.0%
2.1%
42.6%
34.0%
21.3%
(X)
(X)
±13.8
±14.2
±21.5
±28.5
±23.0
(X)
Housing units without a mortgage
Less than $100
$100 to $199
$200 to $299
$300 to $399
$400 or more
Median (dollars)
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (SMOCAPI)
Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where
SMOCAPI cannot be computed)
Less than 20.0 percent
20.0 to 24.9 percent
35.0 percent or more
Estimate
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
45
±44
45
(X)
21
0
21
0
3
±23
±13
±27
±13
±19
46.7%
0.0%
46.7%
0.0%
6.7%
±23.1
±28.9
±38.7
±28.9
±41.3
Not computed
11
±11
(X)
(X)
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units
where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)
94
±43
94
(X)
40
15
13
7
3
2
14
±25
±21
±15
±9
±6
±5
±20
42.6%
16.0%
13.8%
7.4%
3.2%
2.1%
14.9%
±18.3
±21.1
±14.7
±9.0
±6.2
±5.2
±19.9
0
±13
(X)
(X)
Estimate
60
11
21
7
13
8
0
0
250
Margin of Error
±33
±25
±23
±24
±25
±22
±18
±18
±335
21
±19
Not computed
GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent
Less than $200
$200 to $299
$300 to $499
$500 to $749
$750 to $999
$1,000 to $1,499
$1,500 or more
Median (dollars)
No rent paid
18
Percent
60
18.3%
35.0%
11.7%
21.7%
13.3%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
Margin of Error
(X)
±40.5
±33.5
±39.9
±39.3
±35.8
±30.6
±30.6
(X)
(X)
(X)
ACS 2010-14 Profile
ALAPAHA
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (GRAPI)
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where
GRAPI cannot be computed)
Estimate
Not computed
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
41
±36
41
(X)
13
14
0
8
3
3
±17
±19
±13
±10
±6
±19
31.7%
34.1%
0.0%
19.5%
7.3%
7.3%
±31.3
±35.0
±31.7
±17.2
±13.1
±46.0
40
±32
(X)
(X)
Selected Demographic Characteristics
SEX AND AGE
Total Population
Male
Female
Estimate
684
231
453
Margin of Error
±188
±73
±134
Percent
684
33.8%
66.2%
Margin of Error
(X)
±5.3
±7.2
Under 5 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 to 84 years
85 years and over
13
78
53
42
74
110
38
89
64
28
53
12
30
±13
±51
±35
±29
±56
±56
±25
±49
±38
±22
±29
±17
±29
1.9%
11.4%
7.7%
6.1%
10.8%
16.1%
5.6%
13.0%
9.4%
4.1%
7.7%
1.8%
4.4%
±1.9
±6.8
±4.7
±3.8
±7.7
±6.9
±3.3
±6.2
±4.9
±3.1
±3.7
±2.4
±4.1
Median age (years)
30.9
±7.5
(X)
(X)
18 years and over
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
526
479
121
95
±118
±111
±48
±45
76.9%
70.0%
17.7%
13.9%
±27.3
±25.1
±5.1
±5.3
18 years and over
Male
Female
526
155
371
±118
±58
±102
526
29.5%
70.5%
(X)
±8.9
±11.3
65 years and over
Male
Female
95
43
52
±45
±27
±35
95
45.3%
54.7%
(X)
±19.5
±26.7
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RACE
Total population
One race
Two or more races
One race
White
Cherokee tribal grouping
Chippewa tribal grouping
Navajo tribal grouping
Sioux tribal grouping
Asian
Asian Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian
Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander
Some other race
Two or more races
White and Black or African American
White and American Indian and Alaska Native
White and Asian
Black or African American and American Indian and
Alaska Native
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
Total population
White
Asian
Some other race
Estimate
684
684
0
684
314
370
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Margin of Error
±188
±188
±13
±188
±154
±142
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±18
±13
±13
±13
±13
±43
±13
±13
±13
±13
±34
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
Percent
684
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
45.9%
54.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±0.0
±1.9
±0.0
±18.6
±14.5
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±2.7
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±6.3
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±5.0
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
684
314
370
0
0
0
0
±188
±154
±142
±13
±13
±13
±13
684
45.9%
54.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
±18.6
±14.5
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino
White alone
Asian alone
Some other race alone
Two or more races
Two races including Some other race
Two races excluding Some other race, and
Three or more races
Estimate
684
0
0
0
0
0
684
314
370
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Margin of Error
±188
±13
±13
±13
±13
±26
±188
±154
±142
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
±13
Percent
684
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
45.9%
54.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±3.8
±0.0
±18.6
±14.5
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
±1.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
Values marked with a period denote estimates that could not be computed.
Values marked ***** denote ’controlled’ estimates for which statistical tests for sampling variability are not appropriate.
Report prepared by Emory University’s Policy Analysis Laboratory and
Terra Cognita Consulting, LLC in cooperation with Neighborhood Nexus.
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Technical Notes, ACS Profile
This report features demographic profiles based on the Census Bureaus 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. These profiles follow precisely the order, format, and content of the ACS-based ”fact sheets”
available via the Census Bureaus American Fact Finder online system.
What is the American Community Survey, and What is a 5-Year Estimate?
The American Community Survey is a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau on a continuous,
rolling basis. It is intended to replace the ”long form” that has been a component of the decennial census for the last
several decades.
From 1940 until 2000, the Census Bureau actually conducted a census (counting of the entire population) and
a survey (measuring a sample of the population) simultaneously: most households received a ”short form” with
basic questions (e.g. age, sex, race), while a ”long form” with everything contained on the ”short form” plus many
other topics (e.g. educational attainment, occupation, income) was administered to a sample of households (varied
by year and other factors, but roughly 1 in 7 households). As the name implies, the decennial census took place
only once every ten years, providing a single ”snapshot” of the country. But policymakers wanted to have more
timely data, so the Census Bureau moved to the new ”continuous measurement” model of the ACS, which had its
nationwide launch in 2005.
Though the ACS is a replacement for the long form component of the census, it is not a direct substitute. The
two differ in many important ways, but we will focus on a few key points.
First, as mentioned above, the ”continuous measurement” model means that the ACS is not a snapshot for any
particular point in time. So while the decennial census measured where people lived on Census Day (historically
April 1st of years ending in 0), the ACS looks at where people live on the day they are surveyed. For example,
ACS income measures look at the 12-month period preceding the survey date, while the decennial looked at the
previous calendar year. Second, the ACS sample is much smaller than that of the decennial census: roughly 2.5%
each year. Even pooling the data over a 5-year period yields a combined sample of only about 12.5%, considerably
smaller than the roughly 16.7% sampled in the decennial census; the implications of this smaller sample on the
margin of error for estimates is discussed below. Third, the pooling across years required to yield a decent-sized
sample for smaller areas creates complications for interpretation. Whereas the decennial census allowed one to
say, ”on April 1, 2000, X% of the population in region Y was unemployed,” we must now say ”over the course of the
period 2005-2009, on average X% of the population in region Y was unemployed.” When faced with a period of rapid
change such the onset of the ”Great Recession,” having a pooled estimate over a 5-year period is much less helpful
than having a firm snapshot at a single point in time. So while the ACS has been of great help to policymakers
interested in the effects of the Great Recession on large geographies such as states, counties, and major cities
(areas for which 1-year or 3-year estimates are available), it has created new challenges for people interested in
small cities and neighborhoods within larger cities.
To learn more about the ACS, how to use it, and how it differs from the decennial census, please refer to the
Census Bureau’s publication A Compass for Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What
General Data Users Need to Know.
What is a Margin of Error, and Why is its Calculation so Important?
It is not feasible to administer the long form or the ACS to the entire population. Fortunately, this is not necessary:
just like a single spoonful can tell you if a pot of soup has enough salt, a reasonable estimate of a population may
be derived from a quality sample. The quality of a sample depends on two factors: its representativeness and its
size. In some sense, the representativeness is the more important of the two: a biased sample, however large, can
never yield a good estimate. After adding salt to your soup but before tasting, you stir the soup. Otherwise you’ll get
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a spoonful of extra-salty soup not representative of the pot as a whole. Randomly sampling the population has the
same effect as stirring the soup: you get a sample that is representative of the population from which it was drawn.
But the spoonful of soup doesn’t have exactly the same proportion of salt as the rest of the pot: it contains the ”true”
amount, plus or minus some amount due to chance. We call that chance variation from the true amount ”sampling
error.” The larger the sample, the smaller that error is likely to be, though the marginal reduction in sampling error
of increasing the sample size by a unit declines as the number of units goes up.
Proper reporting of a sample-based estimate, therefore, requires three pieces of information: a ”point estimate”
(our best estimate of the actual value), plus a margin of error, given a particular confidence level (which allow
assessment of the quality of the estimate): we are 90% confident that the pot of soup has 8,500 milligrams of salt,
plus or minus 500 milligrams. Holding a sample size constant, increasing the confidence level forces us to increase
the margin of error (we would have to increase the size of the range to be 99% confident that our range contains
the true value).
When applying this concept to the ACS, we should first note that the Census Bureau typically reports a 90%
confidence interval: we are 90% certain that the true number lies within the reported range. When looking at counties or large cities, the samples are large and the confidence intervals small. But for smaller cities and geographies
such as census tracts, even the five-year pooled sample is quite small– yielding a rather large confidence interval.
When the confidence intervals for two areas overlap, we cannot tell whether the difference we observed is real or
an artifact caused by sampling error (or, to use the technical term, the differences are not ”statistically significant”).
Although you can simply add the raw population of two census tracts together, estimating the margin of error for
the resultant area is somewhat more complicated. To estimate the margin of error for numbers and proportions, we
follow the method recommended in Appendix 3 of the Census Bureau’s publication A Compass for Understanding
and Using American Community Survey Data: What General Data Users Need to Know. To estimate the margin of
error for medians, we follow the method recommended on pages 16-17 of 2005-2009 ACS 5-year PUMS Accuracy
of the Data.
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What tables from the ACS were used to compile these Demographic Profiles?
SOCIAL
Indicators
Households by Type
Average Household Size
Relationship
Marital Status
Fertility
Grandparents
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Veteran Status
Disability Status
Residence 1 Year Ago
Place of Birth
Year of Entry, Native
World Region of Birth of Foreign Born
Language Spoken at Home
Ancestry
Table(s)
B11001
B09019, B11001
B09019
B12001
B13002
B10050
B14001
B15002
B21001
B18101
B07003
B05002
B05005
B05006
B16004
B04006
ECONOMIC
Indicators
Employment Status
Employment for parents of Own Children
Commuting to Work
Mean Travel Time to Work
Occupation
Industry
Class of Worker
Household Income
Median Household Income
Mean Household Income
Households with Earnings
Mean Earnings
Households with Social Security
Mean Social Security
Households with Retirement Income
Mean Retirement Income
Households with SSI Income
Mean SSI Income
Households with Public Assistance Income
Mean Public Assistance Income
Table(s)
B23001
B23008
B08101
B08013, B08101
C24010
C24030
B24080
B19001
B19013
B19025, B19001
B19051
B19061, B19051
B19055
B19065, B19055
B19059
B19069, B19059
B19056
B19066, B19056
B19057
B19067, B19057
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ECONOMIC
Indicators
Households with Food Stamp/SNAP Income
Family Income
Median Family Income
Mean Family Income
Per Capita Income
Median Non-Family Income
Mean Non-Family Income
Median Earnings for Workers
Health Insurance Coverage
Poverty: Families
Poverty: People
Poverty: Related Children
Poverty: Related People in Families
Poverty: Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
HOUSING
Indicators
Housing Occupancy
Homeowner vacancy rate
Rental vacancy rate
Units in Structure
Year Structure Built
Rooms
Median Number of rooms
Bedrooms
Housing Tenure
Average Household size of occupied units
Year Householder Moved into Unit
Vehicles Available
House Heating Fuel
Selected Characteristics: Lacking Plumbing
Selected Characteristics: Lacking Complete
Kitchen
Selected Characteristics: Lacking Telephone
Occupants per Room
Value of Housing Unit
Median housing unit value
Mortgage Status
Selected Monthly Owner Costs
Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs
Table(s)
B22001
B19101
B19113
B19127, B19101
B19313, B01001
B19202
B19214, B19201
B20017
B18135, B27011
B17010
B17001
B17006
B17021
B17007
Table(s)
B25002
B25003, B25004
B25003, B25004
B25024
B25034
B25017
B25018
B25041
B25009
B25008, B25003
B25038
B25044
B25040
B25048
B25052
B25043
B25014
B25075
B25077
B25081
B25087
B25088
4
HOUSING
Indicators
Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage
of Household Income
Gross Rent
Median Gross Rent
Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income
DEMOGRAPHIC
Indicators
Sex and Age
Median Age
Race
Tribal Groupings
Asian Groupings
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Groupings
Race Alone or In Combination with One or More
Other Races
Hispanic or Latino and Race
Table(s)
B25091
B25063
B25064
B25070
Table(s)
B01001
B01002
C02003
B02005
B02006
B02007
B02008, B02009, B02010, B02011, B02012, B02013
B03001, B03002
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