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Birmingham, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,500 (it was $62,200 in 2000)
Birmingham:

$125,500
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,200 - $244,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $202,843
Here:

$202,843
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $230,379
Here:

$230,379
State:

$222,857

In 2-unit structures: $283,001
Here:

$283,001
State:

$191,282

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $383,117
Here:

$383,117
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $481,701
Here:

$481,701
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $46,111
Here:

$46,111
State:

$77,780

Total population: 212,247 (All urban)

Houses: 109,533 (88,889 occupied: 38,260 owner occupied, 50,629 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

57%
State:

30%

Housing density: 731 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $72,482.

Median contract rent in 2022: $753 (lower quartile is $489, upper quartile is $1,051)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,215


Median gross rent in Birmingham, AL in 2022: $963

Housing units in Birmingham with a mortgage: 19,622 (1,387 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,033 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 905

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $68,323

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,304

Median monthly housing costs: $889

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Birmingham, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 196,353
  • Male householders: 34,436 (18,972 living alone), Female householders: 54,453 (23,890 living alone)
  • 19,005 spouses (18,633 opposite-sex spouses), 3,885 unmarried partners, (3,490 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46,884 children (44,926 natural, 818 adopted, 1,140 stepchildren), 10,488 grandchildren, 2,936 brothers or sisters, 1,462 parents, 525 foster children, 3,346 other relatives, 7,024 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 11,909

Size of family households: 18,711 2-persons, 11,119 3-persons, 6,137 4-persons, 2,833 5-persons, 744 6-persons, 401 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 42,862 1-person, 5,421 2-persons, 393 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

8,694 married couples with children.
18,922 single-parent households (796 men, 18,126 women).

93.7% of residents of Birmingham speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,567 (3.9%)
(13.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 148no bedroom
  • 8501 bedroom
  • 8,3932 bedrooms
  • 22,3773 bedrooms
  • 5,2164 bedrooms
  • 1,2765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 2,249no bedroom
  • 12,4141 bedroom
  • 22,9712 bedrooms
  • 11,2393 bedrooms
  • 1,4074 bedrooms
  • 3495+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Birmingham in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Birmingham in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,882no vehicle
  • 14,6561 vehicle
  • 14,0632 vehicles
  • 5,7393 vehicles
  • 1,5484 vehicles
  • 3725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Birmingham in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Birmingham in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,248no vehicle
  • 27,4141 vehicle
  • 11,1942 vehicles
  • 3,3693 vehicles
  • 2064 vehicles
  • 1985+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 492 rooms
  • 1,7573 rooms
  • 2,4004 rooms
  • 5,8245 rooms
  • 11,5036 rooms
  • 6,6597 rooms
  • 4,4928 rooms
  • 5,5769+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 2,2491 room
  • 2,3862 rooms
  • 9,6133 rooms
  • 14,3794 rooms
  • 10,4745 rooms
  • 6,1566 rooms
  • 2,1257 rooms
  • 2,2618 rooms
  • 9869+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Birmingham city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Birmingham, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Birmingham, AL in 2022
  • 10,039Less than $10,000
  • 13,258$10,000 to $19,999
  • 11,553$20,000 to $29,999
  • 10,116$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,596$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8,131$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,996$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,561$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,866$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,905$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,265$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,603$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Birmingham, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Birmingham, AL in 2022
  • 588Less than $10,000
  • 130$10,000 to $14,999
  • 117$15,000 to $19,999
  • 562$20,000 to $24,999
  • 575$25,000 to $29,999
  • 306$30,000 to $34,999
  • 1,046$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,684$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,056$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,933$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2,586$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2,038$80,000 to $89,999
  • 2,015$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,445$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,609$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,771$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,646$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,881$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,527$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,121$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,568$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,275$500,000 to $749,999
  • 274$750,000 to $999,999
  • 421$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 45$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 41$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Birmingham, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Birmingham, AL in 2022
  • 1,002Less than $100
  • 1,697$100 to $149
  • 1,424$150 to $199
  • 1,437$200 to $249
  • 814$250 to $299
  • 1,832$300 to $349
  • 622$350 to $399
  • 1,748$400 to $449
  • 1,819$450 to $499
  • 2,967$500 to $549
  • 2,929$550 to $599
  • 2,149$600 to $649
  • 1,659$650 to $699
  • 1,681$700 to $749
  • 3,623$750 to $799
  • 4,565$800 to $899
  • 3,187$900 to $999
  • 4,116$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3,812$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,873$1,500 to $1,999
  • 942$2,000 to $2,499
  • 100$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2,631No cash rent
Work and jobs in Birmingham: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 7,248 (8.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,532
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,517
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,269
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 16,601
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 19,463
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,883
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,102
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,516
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 430
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,672
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,535
  • 90 or more minutes: 389
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Birmingham

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 162,521 (85.2%)
  • Carpooled: 14,465 (7.6%)
  • Bus: 1,531 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 2,291 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 422 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,319 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 7,248 (3.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.0%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 40.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 7.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 4,9592010 or later
  • 2,3672000 to 2009
  • 1,0341990 to 1999
  • 9171980 to 1989
  • 3331970 to 1979
  • 343Before 1970
Ancestries in Birmingham, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 10,743 (8.5%)
  • African: 4,294 (3.4%)
  • English: 4,093 (3.2%)
  • Irish: 1,860 (1.5%)
  • German: 1,566 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 1,080 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 993 (0.8%)
  • European: 921 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 804 (0.6%)
  • Moroccan: 791 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 406 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 290 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 279 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 252 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 247 (0.2%)
  • French: 241 (0.2%)
  • British: 226 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 189 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 184 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 184 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 168 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 112 (0.09%)
  • Dutch: 103 (0.08%)
  • Swedish: 95 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 95 (0.08%)
  • Welsh: 92 (0.07%)
  • Bahamian: 88 (0.07%)
  • Kenyan: 88 (0.07%)
  • Czech: 87 (0.07%)
  • Norwegian: 81 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 79 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 76 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 70 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 61 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 59 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 56 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 53 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 48 (0.04%)
  • Swiss: 43 (0.03%)
  • Ugandan: 40 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 39 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 36 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 29 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 22 (0.02%)
  • Palestinian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Danish: 19 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 18 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 16 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 9 (0.01%)
  • Ethiopian: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Birmingham:

30.4% (2,428)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

India
Birmingham:

9.0% (716)
Alabama:

5.5% (9,672)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Birmingham:

6.5% (522)
Alabama:

4.6% (8,075)

Honduras
Birmingham:

5.8% (462)
Alabama:

1.9% (3,447)

Nigeria
Birmingham:

4.2% (333)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,979)

Guatemala
Birmingham:

3.7% (294)
Alabama:

8.6% (15,159)

Jamaica
Birmingham:

2.5% (203)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,382)

Vietnam
Birmingham:

2.5% (196)
Alabama:

3.6% (6,414)

Kenya
Birmingham:

2.3% (184)
Alabama:

0.8% (1,389)

Venezuela
Birmingham:

2.1% (169)
Alabama:

1.0% (1,740)

Bangladesh
Birmingham:

1.8% (145)
Alabama:

0.6% (1,123)

El Salvador
Birmingham:

1.8% (144)
Alabama:

1.7% (3,005)

Taiwan
Birmingham:

1.8% (140)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,221)

Germany
Birmingham:

1.7% (139)
Alabama:

3.9% (6,831)

Other Western Africa
Birmingham:

1.7% (133)
Alabama:

0.3% (454)

Brazil
Birmingham:

1.6% (124)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,867)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 150,865
  • Other state: 36,606
  • Northeast: 3,909
  • Midwest: 6,709
  • South: 21,443
  • West: 4,545

82.1% of Birmingham residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58.5% lived in Alabama.


Birmingham:

82.1%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 843
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 462
  • 7th and 8th grade: 543
  • 9th grade: 860
  • 10th grade: 1,806
  • 11th grade: 2,347
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,782
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,112
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,300
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,608
  • Associate degree: 3,387
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,945
  • Master's degree: 3,021
  • Professional school degree: 1,914
  • Doctorate degree: 992
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,670
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 103
  • 5th and 6th grade: 318
  • 7th and 8th grade: 334
  • 9th grade: 380
  • 10th grade: 747
  • 11th grade: 2,463
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,117
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,726
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,550
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,672
  • Associate degree: 7,188
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,681
  • Master's degree: 6,560
  • Professional school degree: 1,900
  • Doctorate degree: 843
Educational Attainment for Females
Birmingham marital status for males
Birmingham marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 63,299
  • One, attached: 2,570
  • Two: 1,646
  • 3 or 4: 4,402
  • 5 to 9: 8,821
  • 10 to 19: 10,073
  • 20 to 49: 9,310
  • 50 or more: 8,350
  • Mobile homes: 918
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 144

Median worth of mobile homes: $132,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Birmingham
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Birmingham, AL
  • 62.5%Utility gas
  • 35.3%Electricity
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Birmingham, AL
  • 65.8%Electricity
  • 32.1%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,044
Here:

12.6%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 606
Here:

9.0%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,502
Here:

10.2%
Alabama:

14.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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