Birmingham is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 197,575 people and 88 constituent neighborhoods, Birmingham is the second largest community in Alabama.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Birmingham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Birmingham is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birmingham who work in office and administrative support (12.02%), sales jobs (11.23%), and management occupations (7.77%).
One thing that you will notice about Birmingham is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Birmingham a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
In terms of college education, Birmingham is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.90% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Birmingham in 2018 was $25,725, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,900 for a family of four. However, Birmingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Birmingham is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Birmingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birmingham residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Birmingham include Irish, English, German, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Birmingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.