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| Location: | Alabama, United States of America |
| Land Area: | 1,566 km˛ |
| Population: | 43,671 |
Autauga County, Alabama is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is from the American Indian village of Atagi, As of 2000 the population was 43,671. Its county seat is Prattville.
Autauga County was established on November 21, 1818.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,566 km˛ (604 mi˛). 1,544 km˛ (596 mi˛) of it is land and 22 km˛ (8 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.40% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 43,671 people, 16,003 households, and 12,354 families residing in the county. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 28/km˛ (73/mi˛). There are 17,662 housing units at an average density of 11/km˛ (30/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 80.65% White, 17.11% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 16,003 households out of which 39.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% are married couples living together, 13.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% are non-families. 19.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $42,013, and the median income for a family is $48,458. Males have a median income of $35,168 versus $22,859 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,518. 10.90% of the population and 8.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.60% of those under the age of 18 and 14.40% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.