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Birmingham AL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	242,820	71 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 494) (100%)
Average Income	$26,735	19,710 (22%)	309 (37%)
Median House Value	$62,100	16,113 (36%)	299 (39%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	24.1%	24,258 (of 25,150) (4%)	457 (of 494) (7%)
% Black Population	73.5%	365 (99%)	37 (93%)
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	12,409 (51%)	119 (76%)
% Asian Population	0.8%	6,566 (74%)	41 (92%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,298 (47%)	269 (46%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	75.5%	16,328 (of 25,150) (35%)	147 (of 494) (70%)
% College Graduates	18.5%	7,880 (69%)	93 (81%)
% Never Married	35.2%	1,752 (93%)	38 (92%)
% Married	38.0%	24,062 (4%)	462 (6%)
% Seperated	4.0%	2,133 (92%)	60 (88%)
% Divorced	13.3%	4,628 (82%)	83 (83%)
% Foreign Born	2.1%	10,832 (57%)	85 (83%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	112,229	62 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 494) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	14.7%	14,168 (44%)	102 (79%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.7%	14,370 (43%)	272 (45%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,078 (32%)	408 (17%)
% Households with No Car	16.8%	2,023 (92%)	64 (87%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.5%	19,658 (22%)	457 (7%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,188 (87%)	72 (85%)
Median House Value	$62,100	16,113 (36%)	299 (39%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.6%	7,196 (71%)	242 (51%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,021 (80%)	49 (90%)
Average Monthly Rent	$446	12,780 (49%)	123 (75%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	58.6%	16,172 (of 25,150) (36%)	209 (of 494) (58%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.9%	14,596 (42%)	410 (17%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.6%	3,135 (88%)	9 (98%)
% Walk to Work	2.4%	12,131 (52%)	101 (80%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	23.5	12,897 (49%)	316 (36%)
% Households making less than $10,000	20.1%	3,208 (87%)	165 (67%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.0%	8,526 (66%)	168 (66%)
Median Household Income	$26,735	19,710 (22%)	309 (37%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.4%	9,654 (62%)	124 (75%)
Per Capita Income	$15,663	15,107 (40%)	234 (53%)
Male Worker Income	$28,184	17,554 (30%)	332 (33%)
Female Worker Income	$23,641	10,249 (59%)	109 (78%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	20.9%	2,763 (89%)	95 (81%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	24.7%	2,960 (88%)	106 (79%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Atlanta, Georgia	138 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.89

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Jackson, Mississippi	0.84
Rochester, New York	0.82
Newark, New Jersey	0.82
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.80
St. Louis, Missouri	0.79
Louisville, Kentucky	0.79
Buffalo, New York	0.78
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.78
Richmond, Virginia	0.77
Norfolk, Virginia	0.77

Birmingham AL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	632	14
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	16,848	16
Black or African American Population	178,372	17
Black Plus Other Race Population	179,569	20
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	4,840	21

Birmingham AL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
Population	242,820	1
Male Population	112,046	1
Female Population	130,774	1
Under 5 years Old Population	16,564	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	17,349	1

Birmingham AL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	31.1%	24,625
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	24.6%	24,341
Percent White Population	24.1%	24,258
Percent Spouse in Household Population	12.6%	24,131
Percent Married People	38.0%	24,062

Birmingham AL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
Percent Mobile Homes	0.4%	481
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	53.7%	477
Percent Married Couple Family Households	31.1%	475
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	12.5%	471
Percent Family Households	60.0%	470

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Birmingham AL	Jackson, Mississippi
Total Population	242,820	184,256
Average Age	34.3	31.0
Average Income	$26,735	$30,414
Median House Value	$62,100	$64,400
% White Population	24.1%	27.8%
% Black Population	73.5%	70.6%
% Asian Population	0.8%	0.6%
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	0.8%

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