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35216

Birmingham, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,327
Median household income
$74,525
People below poverty
8%
Median home value
$398,200

Income

The median income of households in 35216 was $74,525. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17.3
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 15.2
$150,000 to $199,999 8.6
$200,000 or more 15.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 67250
Female 49830

An estimated 85% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,467. 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 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85
Social Security 22.3
Retirement income 16.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.3

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35216 in 2020-2024, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.1% and public coverage was 29.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.9%.


In 2020-2024, 35216 had a total population of 34,327 - 17,419 (50.7%) females and 16,908 (49.3%) males. The median age was 34.4 years. An estimated 24.3% of the population was under 18 years, 38.5% was 19 to 44 years, 21.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 14 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35216 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1180 1232
5 to 9 1150 1107
10 to 14 1502 927
15 to 19 1040 833
20 to 24 1729 1509
25 to 29 1215 1508
30 to 34 1340 1212
35 to 39 1067 1325
40 to 44 1062 1257
45 to 49 739 1092
50 to 54 936 616
55 to 59 872 1029
60 to 64 1064 981
65 to 69 669 1054
70 to 74 524 541
75 to 79 267 504
80 to 84 345 211
85 and over 207 481

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.4% were White; 22.9% were Black or African American; 14% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.9% were Asian; 9.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.7% of the people in 35216 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 63.8% of the people in 35216 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,373 households in 35216. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.8% of the households in 35216 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.6% of all households, while 20.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 35216, 30.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.8
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50% of males and 41.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.5 35.1
Now married, except separated 50 41.9
Separated 0.1 2.8
Widowed 2.5 6.5
Divorced 9.9 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35216, 624 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.5% of the people living in 35216 were U.S. natives. 66.7% of the 35216 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.5% of 35216 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35216 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 35216.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 32.9
Asia 47
Europe 6.3
Africa 11.1
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 1.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35216 in 2020-2024, 11.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.1% of people at least five years old; 4% 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 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.1
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.8
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 35216 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.6
Different house, same county 9.9
Different county, same state 4.1
Different state 2.1
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 55.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35216 was 8,453 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 498 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,831. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,124.

Educational Attainment of People in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 14.7
Some college, no degree 16.8
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 32.8
Graduate or professional degree 23.1

Disability

In 35216, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35216, 67.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,846 82.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,262 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 870 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35216 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.8
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35216 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,796 48.9
Service occupations 2,824 15.7
Sales and office occupations 3,801 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 835 4.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,737 9.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.2% of 35216 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.4
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 13.5

In 2020-2024, 35216 had a total of 15,995 housing units. Of these housing units, 51.2% 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"). 47.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 51.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47.8
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35216 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 56.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35216 had 14,373 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,622 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.6% while renters occupied 44.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.56 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 16.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35216:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 52.8
Electricity 46.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35216 was $398,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.9 % had a mortgage. 37.1% 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 $1,960 and for owners without a mortgage it was $665.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35216 was $1,373. 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.