Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation.
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Ethnicity | Birmingham | USA |
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White | 24.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 68.1% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 1.7% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 4.1% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.2% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Birmingham | USA |
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Less than $10,000 | 13% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7.2% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 13.4% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 13% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 13.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 16.8% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.3% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 8.4% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2.8% | 7.1% |
Education | Birmingham | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 2% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 10% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 28% | 27.0% |
Other College | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 18% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |