Bessemer, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Bessemer is 8th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Bessemer is 16th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Households

Bessemer is 16th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Housing units

Bessemer is 16th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Size in square miles

Bessemer is 17th in Alabama out of 104 other cities in Retail sales

Bessemer is 19th in Alabama out of 104 other cities in Current population (2012)

Bessemer is 19th in Alabama out of 98 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Bessemer is 20th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Income below poverty line

Bessemer, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	27,289	19th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	39.9	16th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	689	60th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	35th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.7%	43rd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.1%	46th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.1%	85th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.4%	102nd	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	24.3%	108th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	71.2%	8th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	64th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	109th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	76th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	100th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	36th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	23.6%	108th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	53.3%	34th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.8%	78th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	12,369	16th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.1%	52nd	15.5%	25.9%
Households	11,195	16th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.8%	84th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,800	99th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	81st	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$17,085	105th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$29,600	105th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.5%	20th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Bessemer	Rank	Alabama	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,566	19th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$633,181	17th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$21,891	37th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$62,329	22nd	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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