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Census Tract 5, Jefferson, AL

3,025 Population
1.8 square miles 1,673.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Birmingham: 35.9 ±0.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 37.8 ±0.2

Economics

$10,616 ±$3,089 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in Birmingham: $31,616 ±$1,083
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Jefferson County: $39,826 ±$697
$12,500 ±$2,524 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Birmingham: $44,376 ±$2,067
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Jefferson County: $64,589 ±$1,226

67.9% ±10.2% (2,051  ±457) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Birmingham: 25.2% 47,975 (±1.4% / ±2,665)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 16.3% 106,524 (±0.6% / ±3,710)

20.2 minutes ±1.2 (12,815  ±5,001) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Birmingham: 21.5 1,751,420 (±0.5 / ±64,241)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 24.5 6,727,850 (±0.4 / ±146,956)

Families

1,354 ±195 Number of households
  • Birmingham: 88,527 ±1,679
  • Jefferson County: 268,911 ±1,573
2.2 ±0.2 (3,014  ±499) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Birmingham: 2.1 189,211 (±0 / ±746)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 649,276 (±0 / ±472)

16.1% ±11.2% (128  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Birmingham: 3.4% † 1,817 (±0.6% / ±341)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 4.7% 7,659 (±0.4% / ±675)

Housing

1,577 ±219 Number of housing units
  • Birmingham: 108,903 ±1,246
  • Jefferson County: 309,542 ±218

$73,900 ±$39,239 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Birmingham: $138,600 ±$7,043
  • about one-third of the amount in Jefferson County: $224,900 ±$4,360

15.7% ±9% (457  ±271.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 18.6% 36,794 (±1.4% / ±2,847.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 13.5% 89,382 (±0.6% / ±3,889.3)

Social

76.4% ±12.3% (1,430  ±345.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 88.7% 122,165 (±2% / ±3,137.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 91% 413,643 (±1.1% / ±5,072.7)
6.2% ±4.4% (116  ±85.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Birmingham: 30.7% 42,261 (±1.3% / ±1,935.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Jefferson County: 35.9% 163,366 (±0.7% / ±3,136.2)

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

2.7% ±2.4% (81  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Birmingham: 4.4% † 8,701 (±0.6% / ±1,123)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 4.5% 29,810

4.5% ±3.9% (90  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 5.7% † 9,245 (±0.6% / ±1,005)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson County: 6.4% 32,752 (±0.3% / ±1,595)
90 Total veterans ±79 70 Male ±55 20 Female ±32

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