Birmingham Population History 1900 - 2023

Birmingham Population Facts

What is the current population of Birmingham?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Birmingham is 196,644. Birmingham, Alabama is the 129th largest city in the US.

What county is Birmingham, Alabama in?

Parts of Birmingham are located within Jefferson County and Shelby County.

What is the size of Birmingham, Alabama in square miles?

Birmingham has an area of 146.1 square miles. Birmingham is the 3rd largest city, by area, in Alabama.

What was the peak population of Birmingham?

The peak population of Birmingham was in 1960, when its population was 340,887. In 1960, Birmingham was the 36th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 129th largest city in the US. Birmingham is currently 42.3% smaller than it was in 1960.

How quickly is Birmingham shrinking?

Birmingham has shrunk 18.7% since the year 2000. Birmingham, Alabama's growth is extremely below average. 100% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Birmingham, Alabama?

Birmingham has a population density of 1,453 people per square mile.

Birmingham Demographics

What is the voting age population of Birmingham, Alabama?

The total voting age population of Birmingham, Alabama, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 163,871. The voting age population is 45.5% male and 54.5% female.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.9% of the residents of Birmingham are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Birmingham, Alabama?

The racial demographics of Birmingham are 69.9% Black, 25.8% White, 1.5% Two or more races, 1.4% Other, 1.1% Asian and 0.3% American Indian. Additionally, 3.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are below the poverty line?

In Birmingham, 25.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 40.9%. On a per-household basis, 20.1% of families are below the poverty line in Birmingham.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 60.3% of Birmingham residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Birmingham, Alabama residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.7% of Birmingham residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 27.4% have a bachelor's degree and 10.3% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Birmingham residents aged 5 and older, 5.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.9% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.7% speak an Asian language.

Birmingham Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Birmingham, Alabama?

The unemployment rate in Birmingham is 9.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents work for the government?

In Birmingham, 14.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Birmingham, Alabama?

The median household income in Birmingham is $37,375.

Birmingham Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Birmingham, Alabama?

In Birmingham, 44.9% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Birmingham, Alabama?

Renters occupy 55.1% of housing units in Birmingham.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Birmingham, 15.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama housing units were built after 2000?

In Birmingham, 11.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 12,900 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Birmingham, Alabama?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Birmingham is $837.

What percentage of households in Birmingham, Alabama have broadband internet?

In Birmingham, 71.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.