The Census Bureau classifies urban and rural population and delineates urbanized areas after each decennial census. This process began with

Is Alabama a rural state or an urban state? The answer may surprise you. The Census Bureau recently provided some

The U.S. Census Bureau today issued its first county population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin since Census

The U.S. Census Bureau has just released its estimated breakdown of Alabama’s population and some interesting numbers have emerged, says

See accompanying chart. Only about two-thirds of the children in Alabama under age 18 live in the traditional married-couple household, according

A national newspaper recently published an article about a woman who quit work to stay at home after her daughter

Shelby County, Alabama’s fastest growing county, can now add another superlative to its bragging list: In the poverty estimates released

Iron and Steel Industry Overview The iron and steel industry is defined to include iron and steel mills; electrometallurgical ferroalloy

AVOID FEAR DURING THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN February 16, 2009 Samuel N. Addy, Ph.D., Center for Business and Economic Research Culverhouse

Census Shows One County in Alabama Without Double-Digit Poverty; State’s Poverty Grows Shelby County, Alabama’s fastest growing county, can now

A Look at Medium-Size Alabama City Budgets With the current economic expansion providing national and state budget surpluses, how are

Alabama Shows Dramatic Improvement in Education Attainment; State Remains Below National Average Estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau show

Alabama Exports Up First Quarter 2000 During the first quarter of 2000, Alabama exports rose nearly 13.5 percent over the

Alabama is our business Marking 70 years of research and service . . . The Center for Business and Economic

OMB’s Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Summary of the Notice in the Federal Register, December 27, 2000 The

Alabamians’ Preferences for State Budget Allocations:  1980 and 2000 Alabamians’ highest priority for the use of state tax dollars is providing

African American-Owned Business in Alabama Generate $1 Billion in Revenues African American-owned businesses in Alabama generated an estimated $1 billion

NEW CENSUS NUMBERS PAINT COMPLICATED AND CHANGING PICTURE OF STATE’S FAMILIES The latest release of data by the U.S. Census

State’s Hispanics Probably Undercounted in Census The recently released 2000 Census figures showed that 75,830 people in Alabama marked on

Alabama’s Income: Past and Present Total Personal Growth Slow in 2000Alabama’s total personal income grew just 4.0 percent between 1999

Education, Job Training Remedies for State’s High Child Poverty Ranking Revised estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau rank Alabama 7th in

One-fourth of State’s Children Live in Poverty, Black Belt Counties Fare the Worst, Shelby Best It promises to be a

Alabama’s Census 2000 Urbanized Areas   The Census Bureau has new definitions of Urbanized Areas (UAs) based on Census 2000

Alabama’s Population Shows Strongest Growth in the Suburbs In the first half of the 1990s, Alabama’s population grew 5.3 percent,

Dimensions of Alabama’s Black Population POPULATION Most (55 percent) African Americans live in the South. Seventeen percent live in the

Alabama’s Housing Units and Households Increase Alabama had an estimated 1,783,000 housing units on July 1, 1995, up from 1,670,000

Revised Alabama Per Capita Income Growth in 1995 Alabama’s per capita income rose a moderate 5.1 percent in 1995, slightly

Want to Earn A Million Dollars? Go to College ! The popularity of state lotteries, sweepstakes, and casinos attests that

Average Annual Pay Average annual pay is one way of gauging economic differences among areas of the country and within

The Many Faces of Tomorrow’s Employees Three keys to economic growth are increases in capital investment, a growing labor force,

Consumer Bankruptcy on the Rise: Some Possible Explanations As bankruptcy filings across the country exceeded the million last year, Alabama’s

Census Figures Show Madison Fastest-Growing City In State; Hoover, Huntsville Data Reflect Corrections The town of Madison was the fastest-growing

The Effects of a Declining Birth Rate on the Labor Force In 1975 Alabama’s total live birth rate was at

Census Bureau Definitions for Population Estimates Population estimates incorporate revisions of estimates from previous years and the results of special censuses

Disabilities in Alabama on the Rise More than one in 10 Alabamians between the ages of 16 and 64 have

New Census Data Tracks State Population Increase The state of Alabama has seen a 6.9 percent population increase since the

Gone Fishing Hunting and fishing are part of the culture of Alabama and they also have a sizeable impact on

The Alabama Economy: A Revised 1998 Forecast The current economic expansion that began in March of 1991 will be entering

Alabama’s Tax Burden State Tax Revenues Tax collections per resident by the State of Alabama were among the lowest in

Alabama Shows Dramatic Improvement in Education Attainment; State Remains Below National Average But Is Catching Up Estimates released today by

Alabama’s Hispanic Population Continues to Increase Alabama was home to 39,304 persons of Hispanic origin as of July 1, 1997,

Alabama Nets Residents from Migration Alabama netted 10,423 new residents from interstate and international migration between 1996 and 1997, the

A Revised Economic Forecast for 1999 OverviewNational economic conditions are showing no signs of a slowdown. In five more months,

Median Family Income for FY99 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released estimates of median family income

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates At the direction of the Congress, the Census Bureau initiated a program to provide

Sixty-Five in Alabama During the 20th century, the number of persons in the United States aged 65 or older jumped

Alabama Retail Sales Show Strong Increase in 1998 Alabama merchants rang up $37.8 billion in taxable retail sales during 1998,

Alabama’s Median Age Climbs between 1990 and 1998 The median age of Alabama’s population rose to 35.5 years in 1998,

JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS MOST DYNAMIC POPULATION, UA DATA CENTER REPORTS The population of Jefferson County is the most dynamic of

Employment in Alabama’s Rural Counties From July 1998 to July of 1999 Alabama’s manufacturing firms lost 9,300 jobs. Sixty percent

State Poverty Estimates for 1996 Released Estimates recently released by the Census Bureau put the number of Alabamians in poverty

Alabama’s Housing Units and Households Increase in 1998 Alabama had an estimated 1,866,000 housing units on July 1, 1998, up

Retailing in Alabama, 1997 Alabama counted 231,665 workers employed in 20,163 retail establishments in 1997, according to the 1997 Economic Census:

U.S. Population Will Look Different in 2050 Recent population projections from the Census Bureau see the U.S. population growing from

Looking at Occupations in the Coming Decade Health-related occupations dominate the list of the fastest growing jobs for the coming

Samuel Addy, Ph.D. and Ahmad Ijaz Center for Business and Economic Research Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration The