Bessemer.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
14 tracts·35K people·$136K median·868/mi²
Black 67 · White 20 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 41 · Other 36 · Married couple 24
Retail 46 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 12 · Health 12 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Production · transport 26 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bessemer is $135,900 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Bessemer has 25,400 residents across 11 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.3; the population is 66.6% Black, 20.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Multiracial, 0.4% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.9% (Census ACS).
Abrams Elementary School (29%), Greenwood Elementary School (29%) and Jonesboro Elementary School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Bessemer City Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (16%); Bessemer City High School is the high school with reported scores (3%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $961/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bessemer is $39,613 a year, 54% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bessemer, median rent is $961/month and the median home value is $135,900 (Census ACS).
Bessemer reported 23.7 violent crimes and 79.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bessemer are tornado (67), lightning (57) and earthquake (55), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Bessemer scores 10.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).