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Demographics

These are the demographics for Birmingham Statistical Area according to the 1990 & 2000 census.

A brief overview of Race 2000:


White	59,732	24.6%

African American	179,569	74.0%

American Indian & Alaskan Native	1,147	0.5

Asian	2,332	1.0%

Pacific Islander	213	0.1%

Other Race	2,080	0.9%

*Note: A more in depth basis of race is listed below

Age 2000

Average Age 34.3

Adults 18 & Over 182,013 75.0%

Under 5 years	16,564	6.8%
5 to 9 years	17,349	7.1%
10 to 14 years	16,967	7.0%
15 to 19 years	17,325	7.1%
20 to 24 years	19,511	8.0%
25 to 34 years	36,196	14.9%
35 to 44 years	36,628	15.1%
45 to 54 years	31,407	12.9%
65 to 74 years	16,388	6.7%
55 to 59 years	9,675	4.0%
60 to 64 years	8,516	3.5%
75 to 84 years	11,661	4.8%
85 years and over	4,633	1.9%

Race & Language 2000

One race	240,793	99.2%
White	58,457	24.1%
Black or African American	178,372	73.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native	422	0.2%
Asian	1,942	0.8%
Asian Indian	463	0.2%
Chinese	716	0.3%
Filipino	113	0.0%
Japanese	80	0.0%
Korean	138	0.1%
Vietnamese	213	0.1%
Other Asian ¹	219	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	87	0.0%
Native Hawaiian	23	0.0%
Guamanian or Chamorro	38	0.0%
Samoan	10	0.0%
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0%
Some other race	1,513	0.6%
Two or more races	2,027	0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over	246,178
Speak a language other than English	8,781
Do not speak English "very well"	2,810
Speak Spanish	2,935
Do not speak English "very well"	807
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language	1,225
Do not speak English "very well"	536

General Housing Characteristics 2000

RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units	98,782	100.0%
One race	98,082	99.3%
White	29,673	30.0%
Black or African American	67,046	67.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native	187	0.2%
Asian	759	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	398	0.4%
Two or more races	700	0.7%

Education & Enrollment 1990

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 25 years and over	170,329
Less than 9th grade	18,137
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	34,147
High school graduate	44,284
Some college, no degree	35,169
Associate degree	11,083
Bachelor's degree	17,683
Graduate or professional degree	9,826

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school	68,246
Preprimary school	3,762
Elementary or high school	45,935
Percent in private school	9.5
College	18,549

Household Income 1990

City Limits

Households	104,991
Less than $5,000	14,267
$5,000 to $9,999	15,342
$10,000 to $14,999	12,751
$15,000 to $24,999	21,682
$25,000 to $34,999	16,097
$35,000 to $49,999	13,158
$50,000 to $74,999	8,265
$75,000 to $99,999	1,922
$100,000 to $149,999	937
$150,000 or more	570

Median household income (dollars)	19,193

*Metropolitan Area*

Households 344,912 100.0 %

Under $15,000             101,027     29.3 %
$15,000-$24,999           64,230     18.6 %
$25,000-$34,999           54,249     15.7 %
$35,000-$49,999           56,466     16.4 %
$50,000-$74,999           44,266     12.8 %
$75,000-$99,999           13,098       3.8 %
$100,000+                     11,576       3.4 %

Median household Income $ 26,151

Employment 1990

In Labor Force Unemployed Total

Ages 16+                                  121,800                           11,250                         205,370
Male                                           60,011                             5,816                           90,273
Female                                        61,789                             5,434                         115,097

Personal Poverty 1990

Personal Poverty

Population in Poverty 95,891 15.4 %

Ages 0-17 33,585 35.0 %

Ages 18-64 48,480 50.6 %

Ages 65+ 13,826 14.4 %

Males 37,990 39.6 %

Females 57,901 60.4 %

White 26,222 27.3 %

Black 68,754 71.7 %

American Indian 205 0.2 %

Asian, Pacific 580 0.6 %

Other 130 0.1 %

Hispanic (any race) 341 0.4 %

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