Bessemer City School District, Alabama Demographics

Bessemer City School District is 15th out of 2,891 other school districts in Female residents

Bessemer City School District is 19th out of 1,998 other school districts in Race - Black or African American

Bessemer City School District is 111th out of 2,750 other school districts in Income below poverty line

Bessemer City School District is 4th in Alabama out of 134 other school districts in Female residents

Bessemer City School District is 9th in Alabama out of 123 other school districts in Income below poverty line

Bessemer City School District is 9th in Alabama out of 129 other school districts in Race - Black or African American

Bessemer City School District is 12th in Alabama out of 29 other school districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bessemer City School District is 14th in Alabama out of 134 other school districts in Residents younger than 5

Bessemer City School District is 33rd in Alabama out of 133 other school districts in Residents younger than 18

Bessemer City School District is 40th in Alabama out of 134 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Bessemer City School District is 43rd in Alabama out of 129 other school districts in Housing units

Bessemer City School District is 44th in Alabama out of 134 other school districts in Households

Bessemer City School District is 45th in Alabama out of 62 other school districts in People per household

Size Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	27,530	40th	4,822,023	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	14th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.4%	33rd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.2%	66th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.3%	64th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.1%	108th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	24.3%	129th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	73.6%	9th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	67th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	61st	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	55.9%	4th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	62nd	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	12,930	43rd	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.0%	12th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	10,741	44th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.7%	89th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$88,000	81st	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.3	45th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Bessemer City School District	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$14,950	128th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$26,813	127th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	29.8%	9th	17.6%	14.3%