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Census Tract 142.09, Jefferson, AL

4,959 Population
6.6 square miles 748.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.7 ±7.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Bessemer: 43.3 † ±4.5
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Jefferson County: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$58,570 ±$8,241 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Bessemer: $25,797 ±$2,493
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Jefferson County: $41,013 ±$629
$137,876 ±$19,055 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Bessemer: $39,613 ±$3,108
  • more than double the amount in Jefferson County: $66,388 ±$1,491

8.7% ±8.4% (431  ±428) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Bessemer: 28% † 6,980 (±5.1% / ±1,278)
  • about half the rate in Jefferson County: 15.7% 102,090 (±0.7% / ±4,540)

31.5 minutes ±19.4 (56,980  ±20,327) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Bessemer: 26.2 216,510 (±1.5 / ±27,517)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Jefferson County: 24.1 6,556,150 (±0.4 / ±134,011)

Families

1,834 ±381 Number of households
  • Bessemer: 10,925 ±613
  • Jefferson County: 269,883 ±1,816
2.7 ±0.1 (4,959  ±1,049) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Bessemer: 2.3 24,763 (±0.1 / ±63)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 646,971 (±0 / ±500)

10.3% ±8.2% (111  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Bessemer: 5.4% † 259 (±2.4% / ±119)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 4.8% † 7,957 (±0.5% / ±818)

Housing

2,040 ±390 Number of housing units
  • Bessemer: 12,827 ±517
  • Jefferson County: 310,789 ±255

$306,400 ±$63,395 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Bessemer: $135,900 † ±$24,955
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jefferson County: $240,000 ±$4,979

18.5% ±10.4% (895  ±537.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Bessemer: 14.1% † 3,541 (±3.6% / ±902.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 12.9% 85,039 (±0.6% / ±4,235)

Social

98.5% ±28.6% (3,584  ±661.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bessemer: 86.1% 15,654 (±4.7% / ±1,103.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 91.2% 413,070 (±1.2% / ±5,376.9)
41.6% ±12.8% (1,514  ±317.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Bessemer: 15.6% † 2,835 (±2.4% / ±460)
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

12.8% ±9.1% (635  ±470) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Bessemer: 4% † 1,022 (±1.8% / ±466)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 4.9% 32,470

13.6% ±8.4% (530  ±349) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Bessemer: 7.5% † 1,513 (±1.9% / ±386)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 5.7% 29,334 (±0.3% / ±1,430)
530 Total veterans ±349 508 Male ±343 22 Female ±34

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