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Birmingham, AL Urban Area

773,997 Population
509.2 square miles 1,519.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,685 ±$1,399 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,965 ±$2,161 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.1% ±1.3% (92,012  ±9,930) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25 minutes ±0.8 (8,439,335  ±348,329) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

319,286 ±4,990 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (755,321  ±10,832) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.1% (10,504  ±2,142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

358,723 ±3,887 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$292,500 ±$8,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12% ±1% (91,355  ±8,072.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±1.9% (489,412  ±11,979.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.6% ±1.4% (229,111  ±7,977.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.9% ±0.6% (45,405  ±4,817) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±0.5% (30,974  ±2,891) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
30,974 Total veterans ±2,891 27,184 Male ±2,555 3,790 Female ±1,274

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