Birmingham Demographics Data

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Birmingham demographics overview

StatisticBirminghamAlabamaNational
Population (2009 est.) 230,130 4,708,708 307,006,550
Population (2000) 243,072 4,447,100 281,421,906
Population growth -5.3% 5.9% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 95.3% 96.4% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 2.6% 2.2% 7.4%
Pct. married 41.9% 57.5% 57.7%
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The Birmingham population was 230,130 in 2009 compared to 243,072 in 2000. The Birmingham, AL population has decreased by 5.3% from 2000 to 2009.

In Birmingham, 95.3% of the people speak English and 2.6% of people speak Spanish. In Birmingham, 41.9% of people are married and 97.9% of residents were born in the US.

Birmingham population breakdown by race

RaceBirminghamAlabamaNational
White24.21%64.28%70.38%
African American73.33%32.51%14.29%
American Indian0.20%0.38%0.76%
Asian0.71%0.89%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.03%0.03%0.16%
Mixed race0.81%1.12%3.01%
Other race0.72%0.79%6.88%
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In Birmingham, 1.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Birmingham age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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