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Birmingham Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Birmingham Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

197,575

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
13.9%
18 - 24:
11.0%
25 - 34:
18.0%
35 - 54:
22.6%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.5%
6.5%
87.9%
87.9%
28.8%
28.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Birmingham
USA
$26,746
$26,746
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Birmingham
USA
$39,403
$39,403
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

25.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Construction
Transportation
Other
Administration
Public Service
Wholesale
Information Technology
Arts
17.5%
17.5%
12.2%
12.2%
9.6%
9.6%
8.4%
8.4%
8.2%
8.2%
5.6%
5.6%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.1%
4.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
68.6%
68.6%
23.2%
23.2%
4.4%
4.4%
2.4%
2.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
African
Irish
German
Scottish
Italian
European
Scots-Irish
French
Moroccan
British
Welsh
Polish
Finnish
Nigerian
Scandinavian
Dutch
Swedish
Greek
Danish
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
African languages
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Korean
Slavic languages
Russian
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Laotian
Thai
94.0%
94.0%
3.7%
3.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Birmingham Residents

4.1%