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West Blocton, AL

1,320 Population
4.8 square miles 275.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±6.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 39 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$18,510 ±$3,785 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: $39,288 ±$508
  • about half the amount in Alabama: $34,835 ±$236
$37,537 ±$4,974 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: $69,627 ±$970
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Alabama: $62,027 ±$400

26.9% ±13.9% (355  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 14.1% 162,162 (±0.4% / ±4,990)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 768,185 (±0.2% / ±10,722)

30 minutes ±8.4 (11,650  ±4,868) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 27.2 13,168,450 (±0.3 / ±188,813)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.4 51,637,528 (±0.1 / ±384,233)

Families

505 ±128 Number of households
  • the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 460,747 ±2,070
  • Alabama: 1,969,105 ±6,574
2.6 ±0.3 (1,320  ±365) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 2.5 1,151,857 (±0 / ±444)
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,917,955

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

549 ±129 Number of housing units
  • the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 522,829 ±236
  • Alabama: 2,316,192 ±430

$107,400 ±$18,504 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: $226,200 ±$2,570
  • about half the amount in Alabama: $195,100 ±$1,110

13% ±8.4% (172  ±121.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 12.5% 145,685 (±0.4% / ±4,770.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 12.2% 610,709 (±0.2% / ±9,932.5)

Social

82.8% ±33.2% (708  ±180) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 90% 727,141 (±0.8% / ±6,559.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Alabama: 88.1% 3,038,921 (±0.4% / ±13,911)
10.8% ±5.6% (92  ±55.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 33.2% 268,465 (±0.5% / ±3,923.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 27.8% 957,081 (±0.2% / ±7,758.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±4.5% (42  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 4.3% 50,280
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 3.8% 192,039

6.3% ±3.4% (60  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area: 6.3% 57,478 (±0.2% / ±2,010)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.9% 310,187 (±0.1% / ±4,910)
60 Total veterans ±37 60 Male ±37 N/A Female ±13

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