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Jefferson County (West)--Bessemer, Hueytown & Pleasant Grove Cities PUMA, AL

115,190 Population
426.8 square miles 269.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,033 ±$2,640 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $36,940 ±$421
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,401 ±$7,316 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Alabama: $66,659 ±$780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.6% ±5.1% (17,650  ±5,825) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 15.2% 760,634 (±0.5% / ±23,122)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.9 minutes ±0.8 (1,261,405  ±66,116) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

45,868 ±2,697 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,059,528 ±11,700
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (112,495  ±7,720) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 2.4 5,012,179
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.9% ±3.6% (2,368  ±1,015) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 5.5% 66,284 (±0.4% / ±4,512)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,583 ±2,776 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,381,771 ±264
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$232,500 ±$19,527 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Alabama: $233,300 ±$2,461
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±3.9% (12,816  ±4,454.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 580,213 (±0.4% / ±21,123.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±2.4% (77,483  ±5,385.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 89.6% 3,170,126 (±0.8% / ±28,414.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.3% ±3.4% (27,092  ±3,323.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 29.9% 1,056,835 (±0.5% / ±16,975.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.9% ±3.2% (8,742  ±3,580.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 6.1% 289,812 (±0.1% / ±5,392.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.2% ±3.2% (7,170  ±3,695) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alabama: 4.5% 230,850
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.6% (5,977  ±1,472) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.5% 298,792 (±0.2% / ±9,595)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,977 Total veterans ±1,472 5,193 Male ±1,194 784 Female ±541

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