Homewood, AL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,564 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 410 | 4.8 |
| Kindergarten | 274 | 3.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,399 | 28.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,020 | 11.9 |
| College or graduate school | 4,461 | 52.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,327 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 301 | 2.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 703 | 4.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,178 | 14.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,024 | 19.7 |
| Associate degree | 808 | 5.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,966 | 32.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,347 | 21.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 93.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 54.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 20,567 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,771 | 37.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 9,298 | 45.2 |
| Separated | 252 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 988 | 4.8 |
Female | 852 | 4.1 |
| Divorced | 2,258 | 11.0 |
Female | 1,646 | 8.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 162 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 75 | 46.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,789 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,750 | 8.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,695 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 527 | 9.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 15,057 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,729 | 11.5 |
Percent employed | 68.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 13,328 | 88.5 |
Percent employed | 83.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,667 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,031 | 38.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 23,454 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,296 | 43.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,364 | 52.7 |
Same county | 6,026 | 25.7 |
Different county | 6,338 | 27.0 |
Same state | 3,006 | 12.8 |
Different state | 3,332 | 14.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 794 | 3.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 24,878 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,293 | 93.6 |
Born in United States | 23,092 | 92.8 |
State of residence | 14,738 | 59.2 |
Different state | 8,354 | 33.6 |
Born outside United States | 201 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 1,585 | 6.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,080 | 4.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 353 | 1.4 |
Not a citizen | 1,232 | 5.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,585 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 228 | 14.4 |
| Asia | 641 | 40.4 |
| Africa | 267 | 16.8 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 385 | 24.3 |
| Northern America | 64 | 4.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 23,454 | 100.0 |
| English only | 21,174 | 90.3 |
| Language other than English | 2,280 | 9.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 868 | 3.7 |
Spanish | 838 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 423 | 1.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 608 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 176 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 439 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 217 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 24,878 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 24,305 | 97.7 |
| Arab | 228 | 0.9 |
| Czech1 | 54 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 19 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 235 | 0.9 |
| English | 4,150 | 16.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 917 | 3.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 217 | 0.9 |
| German | 2,766 | 11.1 |
| Greek | 164 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 63 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 2,720 | 10.9 |
| Italian | 863 | 3.5 |
| Lithuanian | 30 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 86 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 217 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 143 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,183 | 4.8 |
| Scottish | 873 | 3.5 |
| Slovak | 11 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 333 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 84 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 40 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 21 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 2,004 | 8.1 |
| Welsh | 138 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 50 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 6,696 | 26.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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