Birmingham Population By Year

Population Graph For Birmingham, 1900 - 2022
Year Population Rank in US Growth Rate
2023 196,644 129 -0.1%
2022 196,887 130 -0.3%
2021 197,575 124 -1.3%
2020 200,133 120 -0.6%
2010 212,237 97 -1.3%
2000 242,051 72 -0.9%
1990 265,940 60 -0.7%
1980 284,413 50 -0.6%
1970 300,910 48 -1.2%
1960 340,887 36 0.4%
1950 326,037 34 2.0%
1940 267,583 35 0.3%
1930 259,678 34 3.8%
1920 178,806 36 3.0%
1910 132,685 36 13.2%
1900 38,415 99

Birmingham Population Facts

What is the current population of Birmingham?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Birmingham is 196,644. Birmingham, Alabama is the 129th largest city in the US.

What county is Birmingham, Alabama in?

Parts of Birmingham are located within Jefferson County and Shelby County.

What is the size of Birmingham, Alabama in square miles?

Birmingham has an area of 146.1 square miles. Birmingham is the 3rd largest city, by area, in Alabama.

What was the peak population of Birmingham?

The peak population of Birmingham was in 1960, when its population was 340,887. In 1960, Birmingham was the 36th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 129th largest city in the US. Birmingham is currently 42.3% smaller than it was in 1960.

How quickly is Birmingham shrinking?

Birmingham has shrunk 18.7% since the year 2000. Birmingham, Alabama's growth is extremely below average. 100% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Birmingham, Alabama?

Birmingham has a population density of 1,453 people per square mile.

Birmingham Demographics

What is the voting age population of Birmingham, Alabama?

The total voting age population of Birmingham, Alabama, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 163,871. The voting age population is 45.5% male and 54.5% female.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.9% of the residents of Birmingham are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Birmingham, Alabama?

The racial demographics of Birmingham are 69.9% Black, 25.8% White, 1.5% Two or more races, 1.4% Other, 1.1% Asian and 0.3% American Indian. Additionally, 3.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are below the poverty line?

In Birmingham, 25.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 40.9%. On a per-household basis, 20.1% of families are below the poverty line in Birmingham.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 60.3% of Birmingham residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Birmingham, Alabama residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.7% of Birmingham residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 27.4% have a bachelor's degree and 10.3% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Birmingham residents aged 5 and older, 5.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.9% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.7% speak an Asian language.

Birmingham Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Birmingham, Alabama?

The unemployment rate in Birmingham is 9.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama residents work for the government?

In Birmingham, 14.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Birmingham, Alabama?

The median household income in Birmingham is $37,375.

Birmingham Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Birmingham, Alabama?

In Birmingham, 44.9% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Birmingham, Alabama?

Renters occupy 55.1% of housing units in Birmingham.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Birmingham, 15.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Birmingham, Alabama housing units were built after 2000?

In Birmingham, 11.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 12,900 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Birmingham, Alabama?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Birmingham is $837.

What percentage of households in Birmingham, Alabama have broadband internet?

In Birmingham, 71.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Similarly Sized Cities In Alabama

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
100 Huntsville 225,564 40.8%
129 Birmingham 196,644 -18.7%
132 Montgomery 195,287 -3.1%
142 Mobile 182,595 -8.1%
276 Tuscaloosa 111,338 41.4%

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
123 Columbus, Georgia 201,877 8.2%
124 Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia 200,884 2.9%
125 Peoria, Arizona 198,750 79.1%
126 Oxnard, California 198,488 15.6%
127 Knoxville, Tennessee 198,162 12.4%
128 Overland Park, Kansas 197,089 29.9%
129 Birmingham, Alabama 196,644 -18.7%
130 Grand Rapids, Michigan 196,608 -0.6%
131 Vancouver, Washington 196,442 34.0%
132 Montgomery, Alabama 195,287 -3.1%
133 Huntington Beach, California 192,129 1.1%
134 Providence, Rhode Island 190,792 9.7%
135 Brownsville, Texas 190,158 32.6%

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