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Birmingham, AL is a census place located in Jefferson County, AL and Shelby County, AL with a population of 212,211 and a median age of 35.7.
In 2015, the median household income in Birmingham, AL was $31,061, a -0.5% decline from the previous year. Also in 2015 there were 88,188 residents in Birmingham, AL with jobs, a 1.95% growth over 2014.
Birmingham borders the neighboring places of Adamsville, AL; Bessemer, AL; Brighton, AL; Brook Highland, AL; Center Point, AL; Dunnavant, AL; Edgewater, AL; Fairfield, AL; Forestdale, AL; Fultondale, AL; Homewood, AL; Hoover, AL; Hueytown, AL; Irondale, AL; Leeds, AL; Lipscomb, AL; McDonald Chapel, AL; Maytown, AL; Midfield, AL; Minor, AL; Mountain Brook, AL; Pinson, AL; Pleasant Grove, AL; Sylvan Springs, AL; Tarrant, AL; Trussville, AL; Vestavia Hills, AL; West Jefferson, AL& 23 more.
EconomyOccupation, wage, and industry data, over time, for Birmingham, AL collected from the American Community Survey.
Health & SafetyInsurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Birmingham, AL.
DiversityThe demographics of Birmingham, AL residents recorded by the American Community Survey.
EducationData about majors, degrees, and enrollment at higher education institutions in Birmingham, AL.
Housing & LivingInformation about property value, property taxes, property ownership, and household income in Birmingham, AL.
Occupation, wage, and industry data, over time, for Birmingham, AL collected from the American Community Survey. In 2015, the median household income for Birmingham, AL was $31,061, but the average male’s salary was $17,839 more than the average female’s salary. Black or African American is the most likely racial or ethnic group to be impoverished in Birmingham, AL. The mostly highly paid racial or ethnic group, Alaska Native people made 1.05 times what Other Native American workers, the second most highly paid group, made. On average, wages are disturbed more evenly in Birmingham, AL than they are nationally.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Birmingham, AL. In Jefferson County, AL the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 107 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,495. Macon County, AL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Alabama.
The demographics of Birmingham, AL residents recorded by the American Community Survey. 97.4% of Birmingham, AL residents were US citizens in 2015, a number that is higher than the national average of 93%. The median age of native-born residents of Birmingham, AL is 35.9, and the most common country of origin for those not born in the US was the Mexico. Birmingham, AL has 153,455 Black residents and 46,780 White residents. 5.12% of Birmingham, AL residents are native speakers of a non-English language.
Data about majors, degrees, and enrollment at higher education institutions in Birmingham, AL. The most common major for those earning a Bachelor's Degree in Birmingham, AL was Registered Nursing. With 4,621 graduates, University of Alabama at Birmingham graduated the largest number of students in Birmingham, AL. In 2015, 2,228 more women than men graduated from institutions in Birmingham, AL.
Information about property value, property taxes, property ownership, and household income in Birmingham, AL. The median value of a property in Birmingham, AL was $86,800 in 2015, and the average property tax was < $800. In Birmingham, AL, 46.8% of housing units are owner-occupied, lower than the national average of 63.9%. The most common method of travel in Birmingham, AL is Drove Alone, with an average commute time of 20.9 minutes.
