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Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Legal Resources

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Federal Courts

• US Attorneys [ Montgomery - Main Office | Opelika | Dothan ]
• Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
• Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
• Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
• District Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
• Probation Office [ Main Office - Montgomery | Dothan ]

• Population (2000): 115,092
• Land Area (2000): 1,576.552 square kilometers
• Water Area (2000): 17.723 square kilometers

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2000	103,970	2003	118,498	2005	121,450
2001	Not Available	2004	120,343	2006	Not Available
2002	116,111			2007	127,500

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	153,912	66.66%
Rural, Farm	2,091	0.91%
Rural, Non-farm	74,878	32.43%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
1990	43,376	40,907	2,469	5.69%	57
1991	42,894	40,505	2,389	5.57%	56
1992	43,554	41,335	2,219	5.09%	51
1993	44,000	41,653	2,347	5.33%	53
1994	45,173	43,504	1,669	3.69%	37
1995	46,557	44,809	1,748	3.75%	38
1996	47,630	46,295	1,335	2.80%	28
1997	49,614	47,950	1,664	3.35%	34
1998	48,920	47,378	1,542	3.15%	32
1999	49,339	47,774	1,565	3.17%	32
2000	58,646	56,574	2,072	3.53%	35
2001	58,809	56,611	2,199	3.74%	37
2002	59,331	56,863	2,468	4.16%	42
2003	60,218	57,660	2,558	4.25%	43
2004	61,723	59,256	2,467	4.00%	40
2005	62,698	60,685	2,013	3.21%	32
2006	64,607	62,681	1,927	2.98%	30
2007	65,835	63,741	2,094	3.18%	32
2008	66,775	63,980	2,796	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	43,093	41,644	1,449	3.36%	34
Feb 1990	43,932	40,981	2,951	6.72%	67
Mar 1990	43,492	40,192	3,300	7.59%	76
Apr 1990	43,035	41,386	1,649	3.83%	38
May 1990	43,814	40,632	3,182	7.26%	73
Jun 1990	43,461	41,343	2,118	4.87%	49
Jul 1990	43,244	38,373	4,871	11.26%	113
Aug 1990	41,752	39,495	2,257	5.41%	54
Sep 1990	42,449	40,331	2,118	4.99%	50
Oct 1990	44,222	42,109	2,113	4.78%	48
Nov 1990	44,329	42,463	1,866	4.21%	42
Dec 1990	43,687	41,929	1,758	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	42,998	39,837	3,161	7.35%	74
Feb 1991	43,691	41,309	2,382	5.45%	55
Mar 1991	43,391	41,080	2,311	5.33%	53
Apr 1991	42,516	40,391	2,125	5.00%	50
May 1991	42,938	40,758	2,180	5.08%	51
Jun 1991	42,932	40,285	2,647	6.17%	62
Jul 1991	42,054	39,604	2,450	5.83%	58
Aug 1991	41,699	39,081	2,618	6.28%	63
Sep 1991	42,085	39,663	2,422	5.76%	58
Oct 1991	43,399	41,213	2,186	5.04%	50
Nov 1991	43,789	41,731	2,058	4.70%	47
Dec 1991	43,233	41,106	2,127	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	42,918	40,685	2,233	5.20%	52
Feb 1992	43,595	40,929	2,666	6.12%	61
Mar 1992	43,477	40,919	2,558	5.88%	59
Apr 1992	43,288	40,969	2,319	5.36%	54
May 1992	44,559	42,258	2,301	5.16%	52
Jun 1992	43,882	41,106	2,776	6.33%	63
Jul 1992	42,873	40,505	2,368	5.52%	55
Aug 1992	42,700	40,469	2,231	5.22%	52
Sep 1992	43,003	41,116	1,887	4.39%	44
Oct 1992	44,007	42,280	1,727	3.92%	39
Nov 1992	44,402	42,622	1,780	4.01%	40
Dec 1992	43,940	42,159	1,781	4.05%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	42,612	40,352	2,260	5.30%	53
Feb 1993	43,727	41,494	2,233	5.11%	51
Mar 1993	44,172	42,015	2,157	4.88%	49
Apr 1993	43,641	41,311	2,330	5.34%	53
May 1993	44,393	41,847	2,546	5.74%	57
Jun 1993	45,543	42,182	3,361	7.38%	74
Jul 1993	44,014	41,265	2,749	6.25%	62
Aug 1993	43,846	41,092	2,754	6.28%	63
Sep 1993	42,189	39,740	2,449	5.80%	58
Oct 1993	44,483	42,538	1,945	4.37%	44
Nov 1993	45,040	43,235	1,805	4.01%	40
Dec 1993	44,338	42,760	1,578	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	43,475	41,693	1,782	4.10%	41
Feb 1994	44,583	42,741	1,842	4.13%	41
Mar 1994	43,996	42,376	1,620	3.68%	37
Apr 1994	44,516	43,056	1,460	3.28%	33
May 1994	44,530	43,067	1,463	3.29%	33
Jun 1994	45,285	42,687	2,598	5.74%	57
Jul 1994	45,137	43,433	1,704	3.78%	38
Aug 1994	45,265	43,518	1,747	3.86%	39
Sep 1994	45,451	43,911	1,540	3.39%	34
Oct 1994	46,842	45,292	1,550	3.31%	33
Nov 1994	46,976	45,601	1,375	2.93%	29
Dec 1994	46,018	44,673	1,345	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	45,383	43,647	1,736	3.83%	38
Feb 1995	46,100	44,308	1,792	3.89%	39
Mar 1995	45,704	44,033	1,671	3.66%	37
Apr 1995	46,230	44,331	1,899	4.11%	41
May 1995	46,450	44,749	1,701	3.66%	37
Jun 1995	46,308	44,214	2,094	4.52%	45
Jul 1995	46,739	44,745	1,994	4.27%	43
Aug 1995	46,386	44,349	2,037	4.39%	44
Sep 1995	46,405	44,537	1,868	4.03%	40
Oct 1995	47,611	46,046	1,565	3.29%	33
Nov 1995	47,823	46,444	1,379	2.88%	29
Dec 1995	47,542	46,306	1,236	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	46,863	44,727	2,136	4.56%	46
Feb 1996	46,789	45,184	1,605	3.43%	34
Mar 1996	47,304	45,981	1,323	2.80%	28
Apr 1996	47,311	45,873	1,438	3.04%	30
May 1996	47,563	46,359	1,204	2.53%	25
Jun 1996	47,078	45,801	1,277	2.71%	27
Jul 1996	47,133	45,826	1,307	2.77%	28
Aug 1996	46,540	45,283	1,257	2.70%	27
Sep 1996	47,040	45,814	1,226	2.61%	26
Oct 1996	49,225	48,027	1,198	2.43%	24
Nov 1996	50,050	48,922	1,128	2.25%	23
Dec 1996	48,666	47,748	918	1.89%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	48,898	47,748	1,150	2.35%	24
Feb 1997	49,253	48,001	1,252	2.54%	25
Mar 1997	49,420	48,336	1,084	2.19%	22
Apr 1997	49,543	48,336	1,207	2.44%	24
May 1997	50,441	49,092	1,349	2.67%	27
Jun 1997	50,215	47,928	2,287	4.55%	46
Jul 1997	49,360	46,978	2,382	4.83%	48
Aug 1997	48,613	46,926	1,687	3.47%	35
Sep 1997	49,267	47,138	2,129	4.32%	43
Oct 1997	50,717	48,637	2,080	4.10%	41
Nov 1997	50,392	48,594	1,798	3.57%	36
Dec 1997	49,246	47,683	1,563	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	48,388	46,714	1,674	3.46%	35
Feb 1998	48,704	47,173	1,531	3.14%	31
Mar 1998	48,931	47,362	1,569	3.21%	32
Apr 1998	48,925	47,650	1,275	2.61%	26
May 1998	49,164	47,767	1,397	2.84%	28
Jun 1998	49,172	47,418	1,754	3.57%	36
Jul 1998	48,781	46,635	2,146	4.40%	44
Aug 1998	48,382	46,747	1,635	3.38%	34
Sep 1998	48,399	46,828	1,571	3.25%	32
Oct 1998	49,960	48,444	1,516	3.03%	30
Nov 1998	49,647	48,374	1,273	2.56%	26
Dec 1998	48,590	47,423	1,167	2.40%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	48,829	47,525	1,304	2.67%	27
Feb 1999	49,303	47,902	1,401	2.84%	28
Mar 1999	49,469	48,121	1,348	2.72%	27
Apr 1999	49,251	47,759	1,492	3.03%	30
May 1999	49,546	48,026	1,520	3.07%	31
Jun 1999	49,408	47,699	1,709	3.46%	35
Jul 1999	48,708	46,991	1,717	3.53%	35
Aug 1999	48,854	46,916	1,938	3.97%	40
Sep 1999	48,531	46,840	1,691	3.48%	35
Oct 1999	50,207	48,602	1,605	3.20%	32
Nov 1999	50,337	48,759	1,578	3.13%	31
Dec 1999	49,624	48,147	1,477	2.98%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	58,442	56,236	2,206	3.77%	38
Feb 2000	58,704	56,602	2,102	3.58%	36
Mar 2000	58,622	56,696	1,926	3.29%	33
Apr 2000	58,908	57,440	1,468	2.49%	25
May 2000	58,981	57,269	1,712	2.90%	29
Jun 2000	59,040	56,744	2,296	3.89%	39
Jul 2000	57,644	55,200	2,444	4.24%	42
Aug 2000	58,034	55,533	2,501	4.31%	43
Sep 2000	58,848	56,726	2,122	3.61%	36
Oct 2000	58,815	56,596	2,219	3.77%	38
Nov 2000	58,783	56,753	2,030	3.45%	35
Dec 2000	58,926	57,090	1,836	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	59,159	57,101	2,058	3.48%	35
Feb 2001	59,524	57,511	2,013	3.38%	34
Mar 2001	59,734	57,765	1,969	3.30%	33
Apr 2001	59,447	57,776	1,671	2.81%	28
May 2001	58,484	56,879	1,605	2.74%	27
Jun 2001	57,349	55,031	2,318	4.04%	40
Jul 2001	57,665	55,376	2,289	3.97%	40
Aug 2001	58,268	55,717	2,551	4.38%	44
Sep 2001	59,162	56,878	2,284	3.86%	39
Oct 2001	59,096	56,320	2,776	4.70%	47
Nov 2001	59,176	56,662	2,514	4.25%	42
Dec 2001	58,649	56,311	2,338	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	57,409	54,899	2,510	4.37%	44
Feb 2002	58,782	56,130	2,652	4.51%	45
Mar 2002	58,580	56,135	2,445	4.17%	42
Apr 2002	59,171	56,989	2,182	3.69%	37
May 2002	58,560	56,546	2,014	3.44%	34
Jun 2002	59,037	56,326	2,711	4.59%	46
Jul 2002	59,057	56,423	2,634	4.46%	45
Aug 2002	59,655	56,901	2,754	4.62%	46
Sep 2002	60,330	57,903	2,427	4.02%	40
Oct 2002	60,856	58,385	2,471	4.06%	41
Nov 2002	60,394	57,909	2,485	4.11%	41
Dec 2002	60,136	57,810	2,326	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	58,905	56,386	2,519	4.28%	43
Feb 2003	59,777	57,279	2,498	4.18%	42
Mar 2003	59,851	57,540	2,311	3.86%	39
Apr 2003	59,903	57,859	2,044	3.41%	34
May 2003	59,310	57,121	2,189	3.69%	37
Jun 2003	59,477	56,507	2,970	4.99%	50
Jul 2003	59,575	56,676	2,899	4.87%	49
Aug 2003	59,837	56,944	2,893	4.83%	48
Sep 2003	60,791	58,174	2,617	4.30%	43
Oct 2003	61,710	59,009	2,701	4.38%	44
Nov 2003	61,965	59,349	2,616	4.22%	42
Dec 2003	61,517	59,075	2,442	3.97%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	61,055	58,381	2,674	4.38%	44
Feb 2004	61,364	58,757	2,607	4.25%	42
Mar 2004	61,574	58,962	2,612	4.24%	42
Apr 2004	61,668	59,496	2,172	3.52%	35
May 2004	61,271	59,110	2,161	3.53%	35
Jun 2004	61,595	58,908	2,687	4.36%	44
Jul 2004	61,696	58,877	2,819	4.57%	46
Aug 2004	62,003	59,236	2,767	4.46%	45
Sep 2004	61,942	59,569	2,373	3.83%	38
Oct 2004	62,230	59,895	2,335	3.75%	38
Nov 2004	62,275	60,018	2,257	3.62%	36
Dec 2004	62,006	59,863	2,143	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	61,473	59,006	2,467	4.01%	40
Feb 2005	61,869	59,433	2,436	3.94%	39
Mar 2005	61,659	59,685	1,974	3.20%	32
Apr 2005	61,832	60,153	1,679	2.72%	27
May 2005	62,119	60,416	1,703	2.74%	27
Jun 2005	62,571	60,330	2,241	3.58%	36
Jul 2005	62,370	60,150	2,220	3.56%	36
Aug 2005	63,090	60,976	2,114	3.35%	34
Sep 2005	63,732	61,845	1,887	2.96%	30
Oct 2005	64,158	62,187	1,971	3.07%	31
Nov 2005	63,782	62,026	1,756	2.75%	28
Dec 2005	63,723	62,012	1,711	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	63,021	60,978	2,043	3.24%	32
Feb 2006	63,441	61,458	1,983	3.13%	31
Mar 2006	63,513	61,848	1,665	2.62%	26
Apr 2006	63,910	62,346	1,564	2.45%	24
May 2006	63,967	62,429	1,538	2.40%	24
Jun 2006	64,482	62,261	2,221	3.44%	34
Jul 2006	64,711	62,383	2,328	3.60%	36
Aug 2006	65,243	63,057	2,186	3.35%	34
Sep 2006	65,450	63,588	1,862	2.84%	28
Oct 2006	66,185	64,332	1,853	2.80%	28
Nov 2006	65,797	63,853	1,944	2.95%	30
Dec 2006	65,565	63,633	1,932	2.95%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	64,316	62,069	2,247	3.49%	35
Feb 2007	64,517	62,344	2,173	3.37%	34
Mar 2007	64,799	62,982	1,817	2.80%	28
Apr 2007	65,015	63,423	1,592	2.45%	24
May 2007	65,227	63,525	1,702	2.61%	26
Jun 2007	65,918	63,658	2,260	3.43%	34
Jul 2007	65,749	63,457	2,292	3.49%	35
Aug 2007	66,310	63,935	2,375	3.58%	36
Sep 2007	66,671	64,580	2,091	3.14%	31
Oct 2007	66,975	64,936	2,039	3.04%	30
Nov 2007	67,449	65,267	2,182	3.24%	32
Dec 2007	67,074	64,713	2,361	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	66,974	64,099	2,875	4.29%	43
Feb 2008	66,642	64,166	2,476	3.72%	37
Mar 2008	66,856	64,313	2,543	3.80%	38
Apr 2008	66,725	64,611	2,114	3.17%	32
May 2008	67,136	64,543	2,593	3.86%	39
Jun 2008	67,002	63,878	3,124	4.66%	47
Jul 2008	66,559	63,166	3,393	5.10%	51
Aug 2008	66,739	63,701	3,038	4.55%	46
Sep 2008	66,343	63,339	3,004	4.53%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	8,120	14.34%
2.	Construction	5,628	9.94%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,850	6.80%
4.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,692	4.75%
5.	Public Administration	2,502	4.42%
6.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,992	3.52%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,860	3.28%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,832	3.23%
9.	Health Care	1,604	2.83%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	1,480	2.61%
11.	Finance and Insurance	1,420	2.51%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,410	2.49%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,062	1.87%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	1,030	1.82%
15.	Truck Transportation	1,000	1.77%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	984	1.74%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	876	1.55%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	830	1.47%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	820	1.45%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	798	1.41%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	9,970	20.22%
2.	Health Care	6,400	12.98%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,352	8.82%
4.	Finance and Insurance	3,462	7.02%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,058	4.17%
6.	Public Administration	1,844	3.74%
7.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,562	3.17%
8.	Social Assistance	1,420	2.88%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,368	2.77%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,214	2.46%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,120	2.27%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,096	2.22%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	958	1.94%
14.	Construction	790	1.60%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	746	1.51%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	584	1.18%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	504	1.02%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	498	1.01%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	498	1.01%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	424	0.86%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	3,508	6.19%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,244	5.73%
3.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,020	5.33%
4.	Other Management Occupations	2,748	4.85%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,466	4.35%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,416	4.27%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,100	3.71%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,536	2.71%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,480	2.61%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,378	2.43%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,302	2.30%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,298	2.29%
13.	Computer Specialists	1,288	2.27%
14.	Top Executives	1,274	2.25%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,202	2.12%
16.	Other Construction Trades	1,088	1.92%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,058	1.87%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,050	1.85%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	952	1.68%
20.	Engineers	944	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,358	6.81%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,850	5.78%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,440	4.95%
4.	Cashiers	2,366	4.80%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,934	3.92%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,836	3.72%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,826	3.70%
8.	Other Production Occupations	1,812	3.67%
9.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,728	3.50%
10.	Other Management Occupations	1,650	3.35%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,472	2.98%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,354	2.75%
13.	Registered Nurses	1,350	2.74%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,340	2.72%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,182	2.40%
16.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	982	1.99%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	978	1.98%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	932	1.89%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	822	1.67%
20.	Child Care Workers	816	1.65%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	98,512	53.84%
15-35 hours	29,665	16.21%
1-14 hours	7,012	3.83%
No regular hours	47,791	26.12%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,883	2.81%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,672	2.60%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,381	3.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,074	7.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	11,465	11.17%
7 AM-7:29 AM	15,606	15.20%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	17,380	16.93%
8 AM-8:29 AM	10,473	10.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,831	3.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,501	4.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,402	2.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,198	1.17%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,562	8.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,245	9.98%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,551	3.46%
5-9	15,432	15.03%
10-14	20,847	20.30%
15-19	18,949	18.46%
20-24	15,300	14.90%
25-29	5,634	5.49%
30-34	11,854	11.55%
35-39	1,704	1.66%
40-44	1,806	1.76%
45-59	4,011	3.91%
60-89	1,675	1.63%
At least 90	1,910	1.86%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	400	0.39%	79,313	77.25%
30-44	82	0.08%	15,282	14.88%
45-59	0	0.00%	4,011	3.91%
At least 60	76	0.07%	3,509	3.42%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	304	0.29%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,302	10.81%
Car / truck / van, solo	87,943	84.12%
Motorcycle	60	0.06%
Other	528	0.51%
Public transportation	558	0.53%
Walked	1,978	1.89%
Worked at home	1,871	1.79%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	12,708	27.81%
Family, 2 people	11,312	24.75%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,040	8.84%
Family, 3 people	6,979	15.27%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,206	2.64%
Family, 4 people	5,717	12.51%
Nonfamily, 4 people	406	0.89%
Family, 5 people	2,322	5.08%
Nonfamily, 5 people	49	0.11%
Family, 6 people	646	1.41%
Nonfamily, 6 people	14	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	294	0.64%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	9	0.02%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	77,544	33.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	24,696	10.64%
Public Assistance	1,340	0.58%
Retirement	11,952	5.15%
Self Employment	9,230	3.98%
Social Security	16,485	7.10%
Supplemental Security	2,933	1.26%
Wage / Salary	75,355	32.46%
Other	12,637	5.44%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	21,266	51.36%
With children under 18	20,136	48.64%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,751	7.47%
Married	44,732	49.47%
Never Married	37,498	41.47%
Widowed	1,433	1.58%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	8,233	8.61%
Married	46,142	48.25%
Never Married	33,552	35.08%
Widowed	7,704	8.06%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,870	4.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	20,021	11.30%
High school diploma or equivalent	40,796	23.02%
Some college, no degree	59,875	33.79%
Associate degree	9,973	5.63%
Bachelors degree	22,362	12.62%
Graduate or professional degree	16,317	9.21%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,084	1.81%	1,798	1.56%	3,882	3.37%
Kindergarten	2,454	2.13%	616	0.54%	3,070	2.67%
Grades 1-4	11,238	9.76%	1,043	0.91%	12,281	10.67%
Grades 5-8	11,594	10.07%	1,034	0.90%	12,628	10.97%
Grades 9-12	10,004	8.69%	1,122	0.97%	11,126	9.67%
Undergrad college	41,478	36.04%	2,037	1.77%	43,515	37.81%
Graduate or professional school	5,004	4.35%	390	0.34%	5,394	4.69%
Total	83,856	72.86%	8,040	6.99%	91,896	79.85%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	224	209
2002	236	182
2003	255	173
2004	254	201

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	173,578	78.24%
Below Poverty Level	48,273	21.76%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2000	26.950	5.261	0.394	11.388	43.993	0.000	90.911	369.135	33.596	493.642
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	3.910	0.517	0.060	1.344	5.831	0.000	14.383	34.501	1.989	50.874
2003	3.620	0.447	0.059	1.072	5.198	0.000	10.962	29.984	1.679	42.625
2004	0.000	2.077	0.166	5.152	7.396	0.000	37.692	130.228	20.907	188.827
2005	2.635	0.354	0.049	0.947	3.985	0.000	9.872	31.379	2.009	43.261
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	3.137	0.565	0.063	1.075	4.839	0.000	10.055	29.333	1.984	41.373

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2000	55,898

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population By Age

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	56,630	49.20%
Female	58,462	50.80%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	84,298	73.24%
African-American	25,954	22.55%
Asian	1,864	1.62%
Hispanic/Latino	1,645	1.43%
Multiracial	962	0.84%
Amerindian	251	0.22%
Other Race	99	0.09%
Pacific Islander	19	0.02%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	33,881	25.69%
2.	English	21,206	16.08%
3.	Irish	20,514	15.55%
4.	German	16,871	12.79%
5.	Scotch Irish	5,908	4.48%
6.	Scottish	5,350	4.06%
7.	French Non-Basque	4,432	3.36%
8.	Italian	4,190	3.18%
9.	European	3,241	2.46%
10.	Dutch	2,236	1.70%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	205,524	94.89%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,974	2.30%
3.	Chinese	1,170	0.54%
4.	French	1,005	0.46%
5.	German	806	0.37%
6.	Korean	468	0.22%
7.	Other Asian	378	0.17%
8.	Other Indic	324	0.15%
9.	African	246	0.11%
10.	Laotian	242	0.11%

Auburn-Opelika Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	224,703	97.32%
Naturalized immigrant	2,126	0.92%
Not a citizen	4,052	1.76%