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35214

Birmingham, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
17,027
Median household income
$56,383
People below poverty
18.8%
Median home value
$164,500

Income

The median income of households in 35214 was $56,383. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 12.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 16
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48515
Female 45417

An estimated 68.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,607. 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 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.7
Social Security 45.9
Retirement income 33.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.7

In 2020-2024, 17.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 48.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35214 in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.5% and public coverage was 51.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 35214 had a total population of 17,027 - 9,285 (54.5%) females and 7,742 (45.5%) males. The median age was 44.9 years. An estimated 18.4% of the population was under 18 years, 30% was 19 to 44 years, 23.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35214 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 432 313
5 to 9 309 816
10 to 14 340 270
15 to 19 628 330
20 to 24 514 531
25 to 29 413 549
30 to 34 296 574
35 to 39 340 754
40 to 44 536 600
45 to 49 391 739
50 to 54 544 322
55 to 59 370 258
60 to 64 809 572
65 to 69 858 718
70 to 74 277 810
75 to 79 363 464
80 to 84 99 377
85 and over 223 288

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 17.3% were White; 77.5% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 35.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 35214 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 17.2% of the people in 35214 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,131 households in 35214. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.9% of the households in 35214 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 45.8% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.3% of all households.

In 35214, 21% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.9
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
45.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.5% of males and 29.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43 38.6
Now married, except separated 36.5 29.7
Separated 3.8 3.4
Widowed 3.8 12.9
Divorced 12.9 15.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35214, 304 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 35214 were U.S. natives. 86.4% of the 35214 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 35214 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35214 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 35214.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.1
Asia 7.7
Europe 11
Africa 17.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35214 in 2020-2024, 3.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 1.6% 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 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 35214 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35214 was 3,205 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 304 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,271. College or graduate school enrollment was 630.

Educational Attainment of People in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.5
High school diploma or equivalency 33.5
Some college, no degree 25
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 15.7
Graduate or professional degree 8.3

Disability

In 35214, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.4% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35214, 54.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,219 80.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,352 17.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 181 2.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35214 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.8
Manufacturing 8
Wholesale trade 0.1
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.6
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35214 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,199 28.4
Service occupations 1,488 19.2
Sales and office occupations 1,932 24.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 627 8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,508 19.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.3% of 35214 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 4.5

In 2020-2024, 35214 had a total of 8,172 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.8% 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"). 13.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.8
Mobile homes 2.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35214 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 70% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35214 had 7,131 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,041 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.6% while renters occupied 35.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.34 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.4.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.3% and another 26.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35214:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.4
Electricity 49.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35214 was $164,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.3 % had a mortgage. 41.7% 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 $1,234 and for owners without a mortgage it was $508.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35214 was $1,068. 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.