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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Birmingham is $19,640, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Birmingham median household income is $31,217, which has grown by 16.76% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Birmingham residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #281

Birmingham, AL	19,640 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	22,697 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	25,364 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	21,119 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #399

Birmingham, AL	31,217 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	44,447 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #302

Birmingham, AL	16.76%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Birmingham, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.11%	$15,368, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.76%	$14,725, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.94%	$1,914, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.42%	$19,143, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	37,014 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Birmingham, AL	51,429 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$44,383, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$26,903, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,772, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$46,353, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,423, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$78,333, see rank	$95,848	$53,370
One Race, Other	$24,545, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,786, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$15,010, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,081, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,940, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$26,425, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	171,642, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	77,726, 45.28%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	48,004, 61.76%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	50, 0.06%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	47,954, 61.70%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	40,866, 85.22%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,088, 14.78%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	29,722, 38.24%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	93,916, 54.72%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	53,260, 56.71%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.02%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	53,238, 56.69%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	45,633, 85.72%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,605, 14.28%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40,656, 43.29%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	84,607, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	68,711, 81.21%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,495, 11.22%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,847, 2.18%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	1,930, 2.28%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	899, 1.06%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,725, 2.04%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Birmingham, AL	21.5 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	86,499	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	40,866, 47.24%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,711, 26.21%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,230, 20.14%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,271, 15.35%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	108, 0.26%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,552, 8.69%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,975, 24.41%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	45,633, 52.76%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,368, 35.87%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,183, 24.51%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15,215, 33.34%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.04%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	144, 0.32%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,334, 5.11%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	86,499, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	417, 0.48%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	4,259, 4.92%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,085, 8.19%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,181, 2.52%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,870, 10.25%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,607, 5.33%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	2,087, 2.41%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,160, 7.12%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,745, 10.11%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,274, 26.91%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,105, 11.68%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,639, 4.21%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,070, 5.86%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Birmingham, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	63,546	30.99%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12,826	26.75%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.