Birmingham, AL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	242,820	100.0

Male	112,046	46.1
Female	130,774	53.9

Under 5 years	16,564	6.8
5 to 9 years	17,349	7.1
10 to 14 years	16,967	7.0
15 to 19 years	17,325	7.1
20 to 24 years	19,511	8.0
25 to 34 years	36,196	14.9
35 to 44 years	36,628	15.1
45 to 54 years	31,407	12.9
55 to 59 years	9,675	4.0
60 to 64 years	8,516	3.5
65 to 74 years	16,388	6.7
75 to 84 years	11,661	4.8
85 years and over	4,633	1.9

Median age (years)	34.3	(X)

18 years and over	182,013	75.0
Male	81,124	33.4
Female	100,889	41.5
21 years and over	170,726	70.3
62 years and over	37,772	15.6
65 years and over	32,682	13.5
Male	11,774	4.8
Female	20,908	8.6

RACE
One race	240,793	99.2
White	58,457	24.1
Black or African American	178,372	73.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	422	0.2
Asian	1,942	0.8
Asian Indian	463	0.2
Chinese	716	0.3
Filipino	113	0.0
Japanese	80	0.0
Korean	138	0.1
Vietnamese	213	0.1
Other Asian ¹	219	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	87	0.0
Native Hawaiian	23	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	38	0.0
Samoan	10	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0
Some other race	1,513	0.6
Two or more races	2,027	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	59,732	24.6
Black or African American	179,569	74.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,147	0.5
Asian	2,332	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	213	0.1
Some other race	2,080	0.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	242,820	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,764	1.6
Mexican	2,471	1.0
Puerto Rican	250	0.1
Cuban	96	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	947	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	239,056	98.4
White alone	57,096	23.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	242,820	100.0
In households	233,968	96.4
Householder	98,782	40.7
Spouse	30,705	12.6
Child	71,511	29.5
Own child under 18 years	48,737	20.1
Other relatives	21,629	8.9
Under 18 years	10,437	4.3
Nonrelatives	11,341	4.7
Unmarried partner	4,417	1.8
In group quarters	8,852	3.6
Institutionalized population	3,902	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	4,950	2.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	98,782	100.0
Family households (families)	59,287	60.0
With own children under 18 years	27,359	27.7
Married-couple family	30,705	31.1
With own children under 18 years	12,395	12.5
Female householder, no husband present	24,346	24.6
With own children under 18 years	13,467	13.6
Nonfamily households	39,495	40.0
Householder living alone	33,950	34.4
Householder 65 years and over	10,295	10.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	32,854	33.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	24,119	24.4

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	111,927	100.0
Occupied housing units	98,782	88.3
Vacant housing units	13,145	11.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	358	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	98,782	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	53,036	53.7
Renter-occupied housing units	45,746	46.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.23	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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