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Census Tract 42, Jefferson, AL

1,457 Population
1.2 square miles 1,235.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±16.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Birmingham: 35.9 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 37.8 ±0.2

Economics

$26,402 ±$6,503 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Birmingham: $31,616 ±$1,083
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson County: $39,826 ±$697
$36,002 ±$2,501 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Birmingham: $44,376 ±$2,067
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jefferson County: $64,589 ±$1,226

27.3% ±10.8% (353  ±169) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Birmingham: 25.2% 47,975 (±1.4% / ±2,665)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson County: 16.3% 106,524 (±0.6% / ±3,710)

14.7 minutes ±8.9 (10,045  ±4,268) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Birmingham: 21.5 1,751,420 (±0.5 / ±64,241)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Jefferson County: 24.5 6,727,850 (±0.4 / ±146,956)

Families

846 ±273 Number of households
  • Birmingham: 88,527 ±1,679
  • Jefferson County: 268,911 ±1,573
1.5 ±0.6 (1,289  ±347) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Birmingham: 2.1 189,211 (±0 / ±746)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 649,276 (±0 / ±472)

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

Housing

1,205 ±288 Number of housing units
  • Birmingham: 108,903 ±1,246
  • Jefferson County: 309,542 ±218

$86,600 ±$22,790 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Birmingham: $138,600 ±$7,043
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Jefferson County: $224,900 ±$4,360

16.5% ±8.5% (241  ±136.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 18.6% 36,794 (±1.4% / ±2,847.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 13.5% 89,382 (±0.6% / ±3,889.3)

Social

89% ±13.7% (1,108  ±329.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Birmingham: 88.7% 122,165 (±2% / ±3,137.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 91% 413,643 (±1.1% / ±5,072.7)
11.5% ±6.8% (143  ±92.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Birmingham: 30.7% 42,261 (±1.3% / ±1,935.9)
  • about one-third 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

3.8% ±3.5% (55  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Birmingham: 4.4% † 8,701 (±0.6% / ±1,123)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 4.5% 29,810

16.4% ±17.4% (222  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Birmingham: 5.7% † 9,245 (±0.6% / ±1,005)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 6.4% 32,752 (±0.3% / ±1,595)
222 Total veterans ±242 222 Male ±242 N/A Female ±13

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