Census Reporter

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

1,151,801 Population
5,279.5 square miles 218.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$30,902 ±$773 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $27,525 ±$341
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$56,409 ±$1,503 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $49,861 ±$783
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

14.4% ±1% (161,877  ±11,678) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 16.8% 800,422 (±0.4% / ±20,616)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

26.8 minutes ±0.5 (13,047,955  ±365,446) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.2 50,352,035 (±0.2 / ±661,709)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

435,832 ±5,535 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,855,184 ±11,821
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (1,126,028  ±3,023) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 2.6 4,770,428 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

6.4% ±1% (17,684  ±2,824) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 5.8% 66,070 (±0.4% / ±4,793)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

520,740 ±1,650 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,274,711 ±284
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$169,400 ±$3,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $147,900 ±$2,304
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13.8% ±1% (157,264  ±10,956.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 13.6% 659,332 (±0.5% / ±22,266.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89% ±1.7% (706,267  ±13,506.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 86.6% 2,889,285 (±0.8% / ±27,007.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
30.2% ±1% (240,004  ±7,802.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 25.5% 852,037 (±0.5% / ±15,058.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

3.8% ±0.3% (44,111  ±3,333) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 3.3% 162,567 (±0.1% / ±6,299)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.6% ±0.5% (67,587  ±4,351) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 8.6% 324,612 (±0.3% / ±9,851)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
67,587 Total veterans ±4,351 60,862 Male ±4,004 6,725 Female ±1,471

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