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Birmingham, AL Urban Area

778,756 Population
509.3 square miles 1,529.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,874 ±$1,893 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,947 ±$2,326 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.7% ±1.4% (112,341  ±10,966) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±0.7 (8,323,700  ±300,821) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

317,841 ±5,078 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (756,766  ±8,646) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±1.1% (9,757  ±2,093) 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

357,945 ±3,218 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$278,700 ±$7,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±1.5% (100,342  ±11,732.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93% ±2.1% (490,631  ±12,177.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
40.7% ±1.4% (214,879  ±7,606.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

5.6% ±0.6% (43,670  ±4,407) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5% ±0.4% (30,119  ±2,472) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
30,119 Total veterans ±2,472 26,983 Male ±2,325 3,136 Female ±884

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