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Birmingham, AL Market Area


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2022 population: 1,596,365   ( 52,425 from 2010 , 945 from 2020)
Land area: 12368.8 square miles
Population density: 129.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,061,080 66.47% 0.0%
Black:411,48425.78% 6.6%
Indian:4,8680.30% 11.0%
Asian:22,4581.41% 42.6%
2+ races:22,9691.44% 48.3%
Hispanic:73,5064.60% 23.1%
Total non-White:535,28533.53% 10.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:40,266 12.6
Deaths:49,26215.4
Net Migration: 7,8512.5
Net Immigration: 1,8010.6
Change in White population:-84 -0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:52,509 3.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,543,940
1,061,16468.73%
386,18425.01%
4,3870.28%
15,7481.02%
15,4911.00%
59,7353.87%
482,77631.27%

2000
1,465,656
1,058,11372.19%
359,28824.51%
3,7630.26%
8,9520.61%
10,3610.71%
24,5441.67%
407,54327.81%

1990
1,337,758
1,007,26075.29%
316,85223.69%
3,0210.23%
5,4360.41%
n/a
5,1890.39%
330,49824.71%

1980
1,310,074
985,15275.20%
310,34323.69%
1,8650.14%
2,8010.21%
n/a
9,4980.72%
324,92224.80%

1970
1,167,080
869,26474.48%
292,89625.10%
5990.05%
7070.06%
n/a
3,3170.28%
297,816 25.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
186,067 12.7
146,95310.0
22,9511.6
17,9991.2
3,051 0.2
75,233 5.1
1990's
NumberRate
196,672 14.7
147,38111.0
48,4043.6
5,3330.4
50,853 3.8
77,045 5.8
1980's
NumberRate
195,062 14.9
131,074 10.0
-26,360 -2.0
n/a
22,108 1.7
5,576 0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
48,475 4.2
n/a
115,888 9.9
27,106 2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.1
428,489 26.8%
1,167,876 73.2%
332,767 20.8%
745,238
2.54
486,455 65.3%
353,040 72.6%
48,511 10.0%
258,783 34.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.4
364,592 23.6%
1,179,348 76.4%
213,004 13.8%
608,755
2.48
415,493 68.3%
297,476 71.6%
46,068 11.1%
193,262 31.7%

2000
NumberPercent
36.5
363,670 24.8%
1,101,986 75.2%
196,587 13.4%
576,057
2.49
407,018 70.7%
309,117 75.9%
42,631 10.5%
169,039 29.3%

1990
NumberPercent
34.0
342,422 25.6%
995,336 74.4%
182,995 13.7%
505,534
2.60
373,774 73.9%
296,552 79.3%
32,365 8.7%
131,760 26.1%

1980
NumberPercent
30.6
378,441 28.9%
931,633 71.1%
157,906 12.1%
463,490
2.79
359,143 77.5%
296,811 82.6%
28,126 7.8%
104,347 22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units875,974 
Median Value$189,440 
Occupied745,23885.1%
Vacant130,73614.9%
Owned525,77370.6%
Rented219,46529.4%
Median Rent$959 
Single-Family Units617,81270.5%
    Detached600,50268.6%
    Attached17,3102.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units110,74312.6%
Mobile Homes107,56612.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00046,8876.3%
$10,000 to $14,99938,8715.2%
$15,000 to $19,99932,9274.4%
$20,000 to $24,99934,6904.7%
$25,000 to $29,99933,2144.5%
$30,000 to $34,99933,0864.4%
$35,000 to $39,99931,5674.2%
$40,000 to $44,99929,0663.9%
$45,000 to $49,99927,9823.8%
$50,000 to $59,99954,2067.3%
$60,000 to $74,99972,3209.7%
$75,000 to $99,99993,85112.6%
$100,000 to $124,99966,0368.9%
$125,000 to $149,99947,2426.3%
$150,000 to $199,99950,8836.8%
$200,000 or more52,4107.0%
Median Household Income62,926 
Per Capita Income34,426 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI48,7206.5%
Public Assistance13,7221.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps97,33613.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed794,61366.9%
Unemployed45,4383.8%
In Armed Forces1,8840.2%
Total Labor Force841,93570.8%
Not in Labor Force346,47229.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector329,800271,02954.9%
Non-Profit20,86944,82031.8%
Self-Employed49,33226,79064.8%
Local Government25,08435,95541.1%
State Government20,29730,38640.0%
Federal Government10,45111,28148.1%
Total Private + Self379,132297,81956.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.76,701122,44238.5%
Total455,833420,26152.0%
Pct. Govt.15.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts125,90514.3%
Sales and Office Occupations182,89620.8%
Professional, Technical200,88922.9%
Service Occupations136,37315.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,9590.3%
All others231,52126.4%
White Collar 58.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance130,11014.8%
Manufacturing115,39113.1%
Retail trade100,32311.4%
Educational services81,2159.3%
Construction61,1367.0%
Accommodation and food services59,6936.8%
Finance and insurance45,6895.2%
Professional, scientific, technical45,4445.2%
Other services44,9495.1%
Public administration38,9704.4%
Transportation and warehousing37,6574.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.32,6093.7%
Wholesale trade23,3982.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing13,8711.6%
Utilities13,2971.5%
Information11,8701.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation10,8111.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5,3580.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4,7200.5%
Management1,0730.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican52,9532.72%
Puerto Rican6,4370.33%
Cuban2,8070.14%
Dominican8400.04%
Total Central American9,9530.51%
Costa Rican1430.01%
Guatemalan4,4930.23%
Honduran2,0210.10%
Nicaraguan1750.01%
Panamanian4770.02%
Salvadoran2,4640.13%
Other Central American1800.01%
Total South American4,3950.23%
Argentinean5030.03%
Bolivian410.00%
Chilean3800.02%
Colombian1,1700.06%
Ecuadorian3990.02%
Paraguayan200.00%
Peruvian4300.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1,4050.07%
Other South American470.00%
Other Hispanic6,1700.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6,3180.32%
Chinese5,2590.27%
Vietnamese3,0230.16%
Filipino2,2490.12%
Korean2,1820.11%
Japanese7640.04%
Taiwanese3440.02%
Thai2880.01%
Malaysian2640.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,742,24594.8%
Spanish62,3603.4%
Other Indo-European8,2570.4%
Chinese4,2090.2%
German, other Germanic3,5560.2%
Arabic2,7310.1%
Other2,6430.1%
Other Asian2,6420.1%
Vietnamese2,1260.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American267,09013.7%
English200,13510.3%
Irish154,4177.9%
German119,6636.1%
Scottish39,9052.0%
Italian33,8791.7%
European31,9731.6%
Scotch-Irish24,8331.3%
French23,0381.2%
African16,8390.9%
Dutch10,5070.5%
British10,0490.5%
Polish9,4900.5%
Welsh8,8940.5%
Norwegian5,8970.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,911,20598.0%
Not a citizen38,4042.0%
Native1,885,76796.7%
Foreign-born63,8423.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
46,836 3.5%109,435 8.2%395,939 29.8%403,652 30.4%227,893 17.2%143,694 10.8%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 46,836 3.5%
9-12 Years 109,435 8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 395,939 29.8%
Some College 403,652 30.4%
Bach. Degree 227,893 17.2%
Grad Degree 143,694 10.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Birmingham, AL Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 763,521 713,693 49,828 6.5%
1991 766,425 713,348 53,077 6.9%
1992 779,996 724,310 55,686 7.1%
1993 790,045 738,460 51,585 6.5%
1994 806,871 763,245 43,626 5.4%
1995 822,305 780,780 41,525 5.0%
1996 832,723 796,190 36,533 4.4%
1997 852,607 816,322 36,285 4.3%
1998 860,346 827,309 33,037 3.8%
1999 861,961 826,617 35,344 4.1%
2000 860,947 823,164 37,783 4.4%
2001 853,712 812,359 41,353 4.8%
2002 850,248 803,506 46,742 5.5%
2003 855,452 807,869 47,583 5.6%
2004 860,404 815,813 44,591 5.2%
2005 860,254 824,243 36,011 4.2%
2006 871,822 838,513 33,309 3.8%
2007 871,175 837,462 33,713 3.9%
2008 865,718 817,686 48,032 5.5%
2009 852,600 767,490 85,110 10.0%
2010 865,373 777,042 88,331 10.2%
2011 868,504 788,679 79,825 9.2%
2012 862,786 796,683 66,103 7.7%
2013 861,202 801,755 59,447 6.9%
2014 858,590 804,317 54,273 6.3%
2015 854,260 805,005 49,255 5.8%
2016 853,974 805,369 48,605 5.7%
2017 859,419 821,937 37,482 4.4%
2018 873,906 841,700 32,206 3.7%
2019 884,540 859,016 25,524 2.9%
2020 875,485 824,468 51,017 5.8%
2021 887,354 858,501 28,853 3.3%
2022 896,631 874,247 22,384 2.5%
2023 902,667 881,081 21,586 2.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com