What is the population of Birmingham, Alabama?

The population of Birmingham, Alabama is 208,951.

What is the median household income in Birmingham, Alabama?

The median household income in Birmingham, Alabama is $47,111, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Birmingham, Alabama is $87,869, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Birmingham, Alabama is 5.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education C

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Population	208,951	5,021,982	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1396.8	95.9	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.86%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	37.3	37.9	37.1
Households	90,395	1,968,535	128,459,983

Year	Birmingham

Group	Share

Birmingham has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$47,111	$62,318	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.51%	4.84%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$87,869	$158,589	$242,182
Median rent	$1,036	$962	$1,342
Homeownership rate	48.9%	69.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.6	22.0	22.5
Work from home	9.0%	7.8%	13.4%

Birmingham has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	24.9%	31.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.50	2.54

Birmingham has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Birmingham	Alabama Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	72.3	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	25.7%	23.4%	16.3%
Smokers	20.2%	22.1%	19.0%