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35204

Birmingham, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,953
Median household income
$35,420
People below poverty
26.5%
Median home value
$89,300

Income

The median income of households in 35204 was $35,420. An estimated 12.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.6
$10,000 to $14,999 9.1
$15,000 to $24,999 14
$25,000 to $34,999 13.8
$35,000 to $49,999 20.6
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 5.2
$150,000 to $199,999 0.4
$200,000 or more 0.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36087
Female 33651

An estimated 61.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,267. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.3
Social Security 44.2
Retirement income 18.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 38% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 38
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.6

In 2020-2024, 39 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35204 in 2020-2024, 80.9% had health insurance coverage and 19.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.4% and public coverage was 48.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 17.1%.


In 2020-2024, 35204 had a total population of 8,953 - 4,495 (50.2%) females and 4,458 (49.8%) males. The median age was 43 years. An estimated 19.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35204 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 321 138
5 to 9 215 264
10 to 14 207 322
15 to 19 299 161
20 to 24 248 253
25 to 29 272 160
30 to 34 523 295
35 to 39 144 213
40 to 44 328 351
45 to 49 267 159
50 to 54 286 398
55 to 59 246 384
60 to 64 224 255
65 to 69 362 349
70 to 74 259 267
75 to 79 126 187
80 to 84 96 107
85 and over 35 232

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6.3% were White; 86.1% were Black or African American; 2.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 57.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.6% of the people in 35204 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 6.2% of the people in 35204 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,159 households in 35204. The average household size was 2.06 people.

Married-couple households made up 15.2% of the households in 35204 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 46.7% of all households, while 31.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 25% were female householders living alone, for a total of 49.2% of all households.

In 35204, 19.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 15.2
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
46.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 18.7% of males and 20.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 53.4 42.7
Now married, except separated 18.7 20.2
Separated 3.9 3.7
Widowed 4 16.1
Divorced 20 17.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35204, 281 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.2% of the people living in 35204 were U.S. natives. 84.5% of the 35204 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.8% of 35204 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 19.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35204 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 35204.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 75.1
Asia 24.9
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35204 in 2020-2024, 6.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.6% of people at least five years old; 2.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.6
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 35204 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 7
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35204 was 1,780 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 110 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,180. College or graduate school enrollment was 490.

Educational Attainment of People in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.9
High school diploma or equivalency 38
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.4

Disability

In 35204, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.4% of people under 18 years old, to 21.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35204, 44.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 0.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,746 83.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 510 15.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 21 0.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35204 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.8
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 16.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35204 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 824 25.1
Service occupations 870 26.5
Sales and office occupations 545 16.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 197 6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 841 25.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of 35204 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.2
Walked 1.7
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 5

In 2020-2024, 35204 had a total of 5,388 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.3
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

4.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35204 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 50.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35204 had 4,159 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,229 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.2% while renters occupied 53.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.83.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 23.7% and another 11.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35204:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 64.4
Electricity 35.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35204 was $89,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38.1 % had a mortgage. 61.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,111 and for owners without a mortgage it was $436.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35204 was $751. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.