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Census Tract 8, Jefferson, AL

2,493 Population
4.4 square miles 562.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±8.5 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Birmingham: 35.6 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Jefferson County: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$19,812 ±$4,161 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Birmingham: $32,216 ±$1,201
  • about half the amount in Jefferson County: $41,013 ±$629
$29,375 ±$7,326 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Birmingham: $46,051 ±$1,718
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Jefferson County: $66,388 ±$1,491

33.7% ±13.4% (841  ±375) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Birmingham: 24.7% 46,738 (±1.5% / ±2,911)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 15.7% 102,090 (±0.7% / ±4,540)

25.4 minutes ±12.3 (16,275  ±5,583) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Birmingham: 20.8 1,691,830 (±0.2 / ±60,509)
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 24.1 6,556,150 (±0.4 / ±134,011)

Families

1,358 ±257 Number of households
  • Birmingham: 88,788 ±1,539
  • Jefferson County: 269,883 ±1,816
1.8 ±0.2 (2,416  ±505) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Birmingham: 2.1 188,056 (±0 / ±746)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 646,971 (±0 / ±500)

14.2% ±19.8% (94  ±140) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Birmingham: 3.6% † 1,923 (±0.8% / ±438)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 4.8% † 7,957 (±0.5% / ±818)

Housing

1,853 ±236 Number of housing units
  • Birmingham: 109,349 ±1,375
  • Jefferson County: 310,789 ±255

$70,100 ±$5,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Birmingham: $158,800 ±$8,824
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Jefferson County: $240,000 ±$4,979

3.5% ±2.8% (88  ±72.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Birmingham: 17.4% 34,250 (±1.3% / ±2,490.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Jefferson County: 12.9% 85,039 (±0.6% / ±4,235)

Social

80% ±16% (1,474  ±390) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 89% 121,723 (±1.9% / ±3,069.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 91.2% 413,070 (±1.2% / ±5,376.9)
12.8% ±5.9% (236  ±115.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Birmingham: 31.1% 42,477 (±1.2% / ±1,804)
  • about one-third of the rate in Jefferson County: 36.2% 164,101 (±0.7% / ±3,370.1)

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

3.7% ±3.7% (91  ±94) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 4.7% † 9,221 (±0.6% / ±1,155)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson County: 4.9% 32,470

12.1% ±9.7% (259  ±213) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Birmingham: 5.2% † 8,362 (±0.5% / ±846)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 5.7% 29,334 (±0.3% / ±1,430)
259 Total veterans ±213 249 Male ±213 10 Female ±15

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