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Birmingham, AL Metro Area

1,192,583 Population
5,279.8 square miles 225.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,270 ±$972 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,954 ±$2,312 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.3% ±0.9% (143,410  ±10,786) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±0.6 (13,719,130  ±399,047) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

476,816 ±3,905 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,162,709  ±590) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±0.9% (16,111  ±2,630) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

533,756 ±819 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$263,900 ±$7,253 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±0.9% (130,801  ±10,259.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±1.7% (746,275  ±14,163.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.9% ±1.1% (293,118  ±8,697.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less 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

5.1% (60,369  ±5,476) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0.4% (51,411  ±3,643) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
51,411 Total veterans ±3,643 46,167 Male ±3,546 5,244 Female ±1,473

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