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Alabama · Census place 07000

Birmingham city, AL

Quick answer

Birmingham city has 199,322 residents, ranking #2 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $44,376, the median home is worth $138,600 and median gross rent runs $1,047 a month.

Population
199,322Birmingham city residents
Median household income
$44,376Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$138,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,047Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
45.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Birmingham city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Birmingham city median would spend about 28.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.2% of residents and 45.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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