Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
1.18M
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
0.256% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.8%
2.15% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$71,498
2.69% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$240,200
6.19% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
551,845
0.963% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Birmingham-Hoover, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are University of Alabama at Birmingham (6,742 degrees awarded in 2023), Samford University (1,700 degrees), and Jefferson State Community College (1,511 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was $240,200, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Birmingham-Hoover, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Birmingham-Hoover, AL is home to a population of 1.18M people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.49% of Birmingham-Hoover, AL residents were born outside of the country (53.1k people).

In 2024, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (722k people) in Birmingham-Hoover, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 335k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 25.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Birmingham-Hoover, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Birmingham-Hoover, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    722k ± 1.02k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    335k ± 2.2k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    25.7k ± 2.13k
5.98%
Hispanic Population
70.8k people

In 2024, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (722k people) in Birmingham-Hoover, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 335k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 25.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.98% of the people in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are hispanic (70.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Birmingham-Hoover, AL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Alabama.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.49%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
53.1k people
4.25%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
50.2k people

As of 2024, 4.49% of Birmingham-Hoover, AL residents (53.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was 4.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    16,338 ± 795
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    12,896 ± 1,106
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    9,611 ± 780

Birmingham-Hoover, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Birmingham-Hoover, AL employs 552k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Birmingham-Hoover, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (83,414 people), Retail Trade (62,236 people), and Manufacturing (53,541 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($96,921), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,450), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,806).

Employment

Occupations

552k
2024 Value
± 6,643
0.963%
1 Year growth
± 1.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birmingham-Hoover, AL grew at a rate of 0.963%, from 547k employees to 552k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60,871 people), Management Occupations (59,582 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (54,637 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Birmingham-Hoover, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

552k
2024 Value
± 6,643
0.963%
1 Year growth
± 1.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birmingham-Hoover, AL grew at a rate of 0.963%, from 547k employees to 552k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (83,414 people), Retail Trade (62,236 people), and Manufacturing (53,541 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Birmingham-Hoover, AL, though some of these residents may live in Birmingham-Hoover, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,120
Median earning men ± $988
$40,347
Median earning women ± $783

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,604), Information ($73,949), and Public Administration ($70,843).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,338), Public Administration ($55,000), and Information ($52,671).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,994
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 1,790
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 1,772
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $5.03M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $3.59M
    Finance and Insurance
  3. $2.49M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Birmingham-Hoover, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Birmingham-Hoover, AL awarded 13,691 degrees. The student population of Birmingham-Hoover, AL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 18,276 male students and 32,125 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are White (8,047 and 61.3%), Black or African American (3,260 and 24.8%), Hispanic or Latino (566 and 4.31%), and Asian (566 and 4.31%).

The largest universities in Birmingham-Hoover, AL by number of degrees awarded are University of Alabama at Birmingham (6,742 and 49.2%), Samford University (1,700 and 12.4%), and Jefferson State Community College (1,511 and 11%).

The most popular majors in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are Registered Nursing (1,476 and 10.8%), General Business Administration & Management (772 and 5.64%), and General Studies (684 and 5%).

The median tuition costs in Birmingham-Hoover, AL are $16,930 for private four year colleges, and $10,461 and $23,487 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 50,401 (36.3% men and 63.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 50,401 students enrolled in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 26,806 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    337 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    242 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    468 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was General Psychology with 337 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Birmingham-Hoover, AL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham
    6,742 degrees awarded
  2. Samford University
    1,700 degrees awarded
  3. Jefferson State Community College
    1,511 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Alabama at Birmingham with 6,742 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,150 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, which is 0.603 times less than the 8,541 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8,047 degrees mean that there were 2.47 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,260 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,930) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,620) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,444) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Birmingham-Hoover, AL was $240,200 in 2024, which is 0.722 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,200 to $240,200, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Birmingham-Hoover, AL is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Birmingham-Hoover, AL have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Birmingham-Hoover, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$240,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,820
$329,222
Median Property Taxes
±$4,660

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Birmingham-Hoover, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Birmingham-Hoover, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.8%
Homeownership
2024
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Birmingham-Hoover, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,498
Median Household Income
± $989
465k
Number of Households
± 5,914

In 2024, the median household income of the 465k households in Birmingham-Hoover, AL grew to $71,498 from the previous year's value of $69,627.

The following chart displays the households in Birmingham-Hoover, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Birmingham-Hoover, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.5%)
  3. Carpooled (7.92%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in Birmingham-Hoover, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Birmingham-Hoover, AL have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Birmingham-Hoover, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Birmingham-Hoover, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Birmingham-Hoover, AL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Birmingham-Hoover, AL (159k out of 1.16M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Birmingham-Hoover, AL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.3% of the population of Birmingham-Hoover, AL has health coverage, with 48.8% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,571 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Alabama

Primary care physicians in Alabama see an average of 1,571 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Alabama in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.74%
Uninsured
48.8%
Employer Coverage
15.3%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
1.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Birmingham-Hoover, AL declined by 0.251% from 8.76% to 8.74%.

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