Civil Rights – Alabama
Fact sheet on Autauga County; 8/12/65 memo from Hubert Humphrey to the President on the Title VI notice of hearing to Alabama; 3/11/65 summary of federal efforts in Selma; 1/29/64 report on Birmingham.
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OCR Page 1 of 21Basic Information on AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA
Per 1960 Census, conduc it ed by the Bureau of the Census
Population
18,739-
Non-whites
42.2%
Number of families
4,285
ONE HALF OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE INCOMES OF LESS THAN $3,200
MORE THAN A THIRD OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE INCOMES OF LESS THAN $2,000
ONLY FIVE PER CENT OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE INCOMES OVER $10,000
Education
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TWENTY TWO PER CENT OF THE POPULATION OVER YEARB OLD HAS
COMPLETED LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SCHOOL.
ONLY ONE QUARTER OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAS COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE WHOLE COUNTY, THERE WERE ONLY 54 PEOPLE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE
IN 1960.
Housing
ONLY 38.5% OF THE HOUSES IN THE COUNTY WERE STRUCTURALLY SOUND
WITH STANDARD INDOOR PLUMBONG
THE MEDIAN RENT FOR HOUSING IN THE COUNTY WAS $30/ M ONTH.
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