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Birmingham, AL Metro Area

1,184,290 Population
5,279.8 square miles 224.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,776 ±$1,374 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,284 ±$1,967 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.9% ±1% (160,191  ±11,507) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.6 minutes ±0.4 (13,556,970  ±313,177) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

471,767 ±4,985 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,151,848  ±550) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.8% (14,169  ±2,360) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

531,634 ±559 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$247,900 ±$5,791 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±1.1% (135,883  ±12,337.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.9% ±1.7% (739,825  ±14,150.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.4% ±1% (271,821  ±8,285.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

4.7% ±2,206% (55,693  ±4,639) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.5% ±0.4% (50,533  ±3,303) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
50,533 Total veterans ±3,303 46,082 Male ±3,150 4,451 Female ±902

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