Birmingham Population and Demographics

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Birmingham City, Alabama Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Birmingham Population: 242820 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 112046 46.14% Female 130774 53.86%       Under 5 years 16564 6.82% 5 to 9 years 17349 7.14% 10 to 14 years 16967 6.99% 15 to 19 years 17325 7.13% 20 to 24 years 19511 8.04% 25 to 34 years 36196 14.91% 35 to 44 years 36628 15.08% 45 to 54 years 31407 12.93% 55 to 59 years 9675 3.98% 60 to 64 years 8516 3.51% 65 to 74 years 16388 6.75% 75 to 84 years 11661 4.8% 85 years and over 4633 1.91%       Median age (years) 34.3       18 years and over 182013 74.96% Male 81124 33.41% Female 100889 41.55% 21 years and over 170726 70.31% 62 years and over 37772 15.56% 65 years and over 32682 13.46% Male 11774 4.85% Female 20908 8.61%       Race     One race 240793 99.17% White 58457 24.07% Black or African American 178372 73.46% American Indian and Alaska Native 422 0.17% Asian 1942 0.8% Asian indian 463 0.19% Chinese 716 0.29% Filipino 113 0.05% Japanese 80 0.03% Korean 138 0.06% Vietnamese 213 0.09% Other Asian 219 0.09% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 87 0.04% Native Hawaiian 23 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 38 0.02% Samoan 10 0% Other Pacific Islander 16 0.01% Some other race 1513 0.62% Two or more races 2027 0.83%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 242820 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3764 1.55% Mexican 2471 1.02% Puerto Rican 250 0.1% Cuban 96 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 947 0.39% Not Hispanic or Latino 239056 98.45% White alone 57096 23.51%       Relationship     Total Population 242820 100.00% In households 233968 96.35% Householder 98782 40.68% Spouse 30705 12.65% Child 71511 29.45% Own child under 18 years 48737 20.07% Other relatives 21629 8.91% Under 18 years 10437 4.3% Nonrelatives 11341 4.67% Unmarried partner 4417 1.82% In group quarters 8852 3.65% Institutionalized population 3902 1.61% Non-Institutionalized population 4950 2.04%       Households by Type     Total Households 98782 100.0 % Family households (families) 59287 60.02% With own children under 18 years 27359 27.7% Married-couple family 30705 31.08% With own children under 18 years 12395 12.55% Female householder, no husband present 24346 24.65% With own children under 18 years 13467 13.63% Non Family households 39495 39.98% Householder living alone 33950 34.37% Householder 65 years and over 10295 10.42%       Households with individuals under 18 years 32854 33.26% Households with individuals 65 years and over 24119 24.42%       Average Household size 2.37 Average family size 3.09       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 111927 100.00% Occupied housing units 98782 88.26% Vacant housing units 13145 11.74% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 358 0.32% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 98782 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 53036 53.69% Renter-occupied housing units. 45746 46.31%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.23

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.