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Alabama·Jefferson County
95 tracts·200K people·$159K median·1,358/mi²
Black 67 · White 24 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 45 · Other 34 · Married couple 22
Health 32 · Professional 24 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Service 21 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 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 Birmingham is $158,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Birmingham has 198,173 residents across 70 census tracts and 59 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.6; the population is 66.7% Black, 24.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 31.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.7% (Census ACS).
Princeton School (82%), EPIC Alternative Elementary School (81%) and Phillips Academy (70%) lead the elementary schools; i3 Academy Phase 2 (25%), Green Acres Middle School (23%) and Bush Hills STEAM Academy (16%) lead the middle schools; Ramsay High School (55%), Parker High School (10%) and George Washington Carver High School (7%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,107/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Birmingham is $46,051 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Birmingham, median rent is $1,107/month and the median home value is $158,800 (Census ACS).
Birmingham reported 15.5 violent crimes and 45.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Birmingham are inland flooding (92), tornado (87) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Birmingham scores 11.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 3.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).