Hoover, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 69,872 (Urban population: 67,538, Rural population: 2,334 (all nonfarm))

Hoover, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 27,046 (25,147 occupied: 16,666 owner occupied, 8,481 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 627 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $740 (lower quartile is $617, upper quartile is $847)

Housing units in Hoover with a mortgage: 12,518 (1,177 second mortgage, 2,565 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,253

Hoover,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $248,100 (it was $176,400 in 2000)

Hoover:	$248,100
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $200,600 - $367,200

Median year house/condo built: 1988

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship

Households: 61,995

In family households: 53,115 (14,629 male householders, 2,906 female householders)
15,426 spouses, 17,995 children (16,604 natural, 679 adopted, 712 stepchildren), 333 grandchildren, 494 brothers or sisters, 335 parents, 535 other relatives, 462 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,880 (3,139 male householders (2,558 living alone)), 4,396 female householders (3,948 living alone)), 1,345 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 485 (451 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,684 2-persons, 4,177 3-persons, 3,726 4-persons, 1,470 5-persons, 349 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,506 1-person, 874 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

12,947 married couples with children.
1,977 single-parent households (375 men, 1,602 women).

91.2% of residents of Hoover speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,975 (6.4%)
(32.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hoover, Alabama:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 248 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 1,383 6 rooms: 2,886 7 rooms: 3,858 8 rooms: 3,342 9 or more rooms: 4,544

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hoover, Alabama:
	1 room: 245 2 rooms: 790 3 rooms: 1,305 4 rooms: 2,478 5 rooms: 2,266 6 rooms: 927 7 rooms: 234 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 113

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,346
1995 to 1998: 4,801
1990 to 1994: 4,887
1980 to 1989: 5,501
1970 to 1979: 5,835
1960 to 1969: 3,037
1950 to 1959: 1,155
1940 to 1949: 334
1939 or earlier: 150

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hoover:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 220 2 bedrooms: 1,170 3 bedrooms: 7,203 4 bedrooms: 6,547 5 or more bedrooms: 1,496

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hoover:
	no bedroom: 264 1 bedroom: 2,522 2 bedrooms: 3,906 3 bedrooms: 1,605 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hoover in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 177 1 vehicle: 3,248 2 vehicles: 8,983 3 vehicles: 3,006 4 vehicles: 996 5 or more vehicles: 256

Cars and other vehicles available in Hoover in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 486 1 vehicle: 4,618 2 vehicles: 2,809 3 vehicles: 450 4 vehicles: 102 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Hoover, AL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 97
$80,000 to $89,999: 200
$90,000 to $99,999: 358
$100,000 to $124,999: 1044
$125,000 to $149,999: 2899
$150,000 to $174,999: 2838
$175,000 to $199,999: 2249
$200,000 to $249,999: 2378
$250,000 to $299,999: 1107
$300,000 to $399,999: 1448
$400,000 to $499,999: 434
$500,000 to $749,999: 459
$750,000 to $999,999: 73
$1,000,000 or more: 58

Hoover rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hoover:

Less than $100: 20 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 49
$300 to $349: 17
$350 to $399: 83
$400 to $449: 105
$450 to $499: 254
$500 to $549: 471
$550 to $599: 669
$600 to $649: 869
$650 to $699: 959
$700 to $749: 1,011
$750 to $799: 928
$800 to $899: 1,351
$900 to $999: 811
$1,000 to $1,249: 718
$1,250 to $1,499: 70
$1,500 to $1,999: 129
$2,000 or more: 157
No cash rent: 189

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,636 1990 to 1994: 667 1985 to 1989: 614 1980 to 1984: 218 1975 to 1979: 297 1970 to 1974: 214 1970 to 1974: 88 1965 to 1969: 241

Hoover, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,302 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 677
5 to 9 minutes: 2407
10 to 14 minutes: 3830
15 to 19 minutes: 5748
20 to 24 minutes: 7179
25 to 29 minutes: 3002
30 to 34 minutes: 5419
35 to 39 minutes: 888
40 to 44 minutes: 805
45 to 59 minutes: 1152
60 to 89 minutes: 606
90 or more minutes: 407

Hoover mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 29,002 (87%)
Carpooled: 2,815 (8%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 167 (0%)
Other means: 77 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,302 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 755
$10,000 to $14,999: 643
$15,000 to $19,999: 917
$20,000 to $24,999: 1118
$25,000 to $29,999: 1205
$30,000 to $34,999: 1393
$35,000 to $39,999: 1250
$40,000 to $44,999: 1214
$45,000 to $49,999: 1119
$50,000 to $59,999: 2378
$60,000 to $74,999: 2712
$75,000 to $99,999: 3598
$100,000 to $124,999: 2485
$125,000 to $149,999: 1372
$150,000 to $199,999: 1566
$200,000 or more: 1345

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9482

United States or American: 7585

English: 7569

Irish: 4720

German: 4427

Scotch-Irish: 2205

Italian: 2066

Scottish: 1645

French (except Basque): 986

European: 888

Dutch: 652

British: 566

Polish: 522

Arab:: 382

Welsh: 272

French Canadian: 248

Subsaharan African:: 247

Norwegian: 216

Swedish: 207

Lebanese: 207

Greek: 205

Russian: 141

African: 141

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 123

Swiss: 109

Iranian: 108

Danish: 91

Scandinavian: 84

Finnish: 83

Jamaican: 74

Ukrainian: 73

Canadian: 72

Hungarian: 72

Czech: 63

Lithuanian: 61

Slovak: 60

Arab/Arabic: 57

Croatian: 57

Other Arab: 54

Liberian: 52

Israeli: 48

Northern European: 42

Austrian: 28

Kenyan: 26

Palestinian: 25

Egyptian: 25

Eastern European: 24

Yugoslavian: 24

Slavic: 19

Bahamian: 19

Nigerian: 18

Portuguese: 16

Celtic: 16

Czechoslovakian: 15

Slovene: 13

Belgian: 12

Basque: 11

South African: 10

Turkish: 10

Acadian/Cajun: 10

West Indian: 10

Romanian: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8

British West Indian: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Syrian: 8

Armenian: 7

Jordanian: 6

Latvian: 6

Estonian: 6

Icelander: 6

Dutch West Indian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (32%)
India (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Vietnam (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Iran (3%)
El Salvador (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 33595
Northeast: 3066
Midwest: 4836
South: 14699
West: 1723

45% of Hoover residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 117
7th and 8th grade: 157
9th grade: 161
10th grade: 158
11th grade: 179
12th grade, no diploma: 225
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,172
Less than 1 year of college: 900
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,038
Associate degree: 865
Bachelor's degree: 8,028
Master's degree: 2,226
Professional school degree: 1,144
Doctorate degree: 567

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 211
9th grade: 99
10th grade: 157
11th grade: 200
12th grade, no diploma: 379
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,342
Less than 1 year of college: 1,588
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,565
Associate degree: 1,269
Bachelor's degree: 6,964
Master's degree: 2,365
Professional school degree: 596
Doctorate degree: 254

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,907
Black householders: $50,541
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $72,987
Asian householders: $93,708
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,286
Some other race householders: $46,849
Two or more races householders: $33,907
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,733

Hoover household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hoover household income for Black householders

Hoover household income for Asian householders

Hoover household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hoover marital status for males

Hoover marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,912
Black or African American householders: $294,513
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $125,175
Asian householders: $248,803
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $158,227
Some other race householders: $228,550
Two or more races householders: $133,051
Hispanic or Latino householders: $230,097

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,283
One, attached: 1,171
Two: 125
3 or 4: 708
5 to 9: 2,792
10 to 19: 3,304
20 to 49: 1,241
50 or more: 1,346
Mobile homes: 76

Median worth of mobile homes: $126,910

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hoover:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (22%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (71%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 938

Here:	13.9%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 450

Here:	13.3%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 376

Here:	15.0%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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