Birmingham Demographics

PopulationBirmingham city, AlabamaAlabama
Total Population242,8204,447,100
Male46.1%48.3%
Female53.9%51.7%
18 years and over75.0%74.7%
65 years and over13.5%13.0%
Married Persons38.0%55.6%
Single Persons62.0%44.4%
Median Age34.335.8
Average Family Size3.093.01
Ethnicity
White24.6%72.0%
Black or African American74.0%26.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%1.0%
Asian1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other0.9%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.6%1.7%
Housing CharacteristicsBirmingham city, AlabamaAlabama
Total Housing Units112,2291,963,711
Median Home Cost$62,100$85,100
Number of Households98,7821,737,080
Persons per Household2.372.49
Economic CharacteristicsBirmingham city, AlabamaAlabama
Median Household Income$26,735$34,135
Per Capita Income$15,663$18,189
In Labor Force58.6%59.7%
Families below poverty level20.9%12.5%
Education CharacteristicsBirmingham city, AlabamaAlabama
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment28,384525,314
High School Enrollment13,888246,148
College or Graduate School15,655243,275
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate27.7%30.4%
Associates Degree5.7%5.4%
Bachelor's Degree11.9%12.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree6.6%6.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census